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单词 throat-lash
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throat-lashn.

Brit. /ˈθrəʊtlaʃ/, U.S. /ˈθroʊtˌlæʃ/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: throat n., lash n.2
Etymology: < throat n. + lash n.2 Compare earlier throatlatch n.
A strap forming part of a horse's bridle; = throatlatch n. 1a.
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the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping or management of horses > horse-gear > [noun] > halter or bridle > parts of
headstallc1330
trench1480
stalk1497
musrol1551
head-strain?1561
water-chain?1561
throat band1585
cavesson1598
mullen1598
nose bit?a1600
front-stall1601
ampyx1607
chain1607
fillet1607
cheek-band1611
cheekpiece1611
noseband1611
throat thong1611
headpiece1678
throatlatch1693
headband1704
trenchefil1730
bridoon1744
banquet1753
head1756
cheek1795
throat strap1803
frontlet1805
throat-lash1805
cheekstrap1834
brow-band1844
nosepiece1865
shank1879
1805 J. Adams Anal. Horsemanship (new ed.) II. 135 The throat-lash buckled rather loose, to admit the horse when going to bridle his head.
1890 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Colonial Reformer (1891) 106 He..held on to the bridle-rein with such tenacity that the throat-lash giving way, it was jerked over the horse's head, leaving the reins in the rider's hands.
1922 San Antonio (Texas) Light 23 July 8 c/1 Let out that throat-lash a couple of holes.
1972 H. A. Harris Sport in Greece & Rome viii. 172 The leatherwork of the ancient bridle was very similar to our own, with brow-band, cheek-strap, nose-band and throat-lash.
2005 A. L. MacDonald Ghost Horse of Meadow Green xiv. 130 Kim adjusted the bridle the way Gramma-Lou taught her—two fingers under the noseband, four fingers in the throat-lash.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

throat-lashv.

Brit. /ˈθrəʊtlaʃ/, U.S. /ˈθroʊtˌlæʃ/
Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: throat-lash n.
Etymology: < throat-lash n. Compare slightly later throat-latch v.
Now historical and rare.
transitive. To make (a horse) keep close to its partner when pulling a coach, carriage, etc., by attaching the coupling rein running from one horse's bit to the throat-lash of the other's bridle. Cf. throat-latch v.
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1822 Sporting Mag. Apr. 37/1 In my early days, throat-lashing a horse was unknown.
1829 J. Lawrence Horse Varieties & Uses 219 Throat-lashing a young horse, wheeler, or leader, shows great want of judgment.
1889 Ld. A. St Maur in Duke of Beaufort et al. Driving (Badminton Libr. of Sports & Pastimes) xi. 183 I opened out the leaders as well as I could; they were not throat-lashed or coupled very close, and fortunately did not shy.
1903 F. M. Ware First-hand Bits of Stable Lore xvi. 243 Awkward leaders may sometimes be ‘throat-lashed,’ as it is called..which puts their heads close together if inclined to pull.
1969 T. Ryder On Box Seat Gloss. 173 ‘To throat-lash’ one horse of a pair means to pass his coupling rein through the throat-lash of his mate. This was said to be a cure for a puller.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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