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单词 throatlatch
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throatlatchn.

Brit. /ˈθrəʊtlatʃ/, U.S. /ˈθroʊtˌlætʃ/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: throat n., latch n.1
Etymology: < throat n. + latch n.1
1.
a. A strap forming part of a horse's bridle, extending from the browband and passing around the base of the horse's jaw to help keep the bridle in position. Cf. throat band n. 1.
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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
1693 Eng.–Lat. Dict. at Throat, in A. Littleton Linguæ Romanæ dictionarium The throat-band, or throat-latch of a bridle. Lorum jugulare.
1795 W. Felton Treat. Carriages II. 191 The furniture silver plated..throat latches, at the throat band the collar buckles and dees [etc.].
a1877 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. I. 935/1 Gag-runner (Harness), a loop depending from the throat-latch.
1960 G. E. Evans Horse in Furrow xvi. 208 The hames or seals were fastened..at the bottom by throat-bands or throat-latches.
2004 R. Hairston Essentials of Horsekeeping vi. 202 Loosely buckle the throatlatch to one below the notch that touches your horse's jaw.
b. In extended use: a strap or band passing under a person's chin or across the throat as part of a piece of clothing or other attire; (spec.) (a) the chinstrap of a helmet; (b) a strap or piece of fabric at the collar of a coat or jacket which may be fastened across the throat for extra warmth and to hold the collar closed.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > parts of clothing > [noun] > covering or next to neck
neck1530
neck-piece1611
throatlatch1727
throat1813
society > armed hostility > military equipment > armour > helmet > [noun] > strap
buckler?1650
throatlatch1727
check-strap1857
the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > parts of headgear > [noun] > strap or tie-string
string1564
stay1601
chin-stay1699
kissing-strings1705
throatlatch1727
bonnet1817
brides1829
hat guard1839
chin-strap1864
1727 T. Wotton et al. Eng. Baronets II. §225. 106 When he was on the Ground she loosen'd her Throat-Latch, lifted up her Helmet, and let down her Hair about her Shoulders.
a1825 R. Forby Vocab. E. Anglia (1830) Throat-latch..2. The strings of a hat, cap, &c. fastened under the chin.
1876 Inter Ocean (Chicago) 12 Aug. 9/5 For the handsomest pendants set with precious stones..a necklace of round pearls is required..or a velvet throat-latch.
1888 Hampsh. Tel. & Sussex Chron. 31 Mar. 9/5 The man with the red flannel throat latch crossed over to a street car.
1912 Dry Goods Reporter 1 June (advt.) Automobile collar with hinged throat latch, to button close to neck.
1948 ‘A. North’ Gifts of Asti in Fantasy Bk. I. iii. 10 Varta hesitated, plucking at the throat latch of her hood-like helmet.
1983 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 4 Sept. 34 The throat latch, which is hidden and secured under the collar when not in use, is meant to keep out both wind and rain.
2006 Sun (Nexis) 7 Jan. (advt.) Each [duffel] coat is finished with a roomy hood, deep patch pockets, a throat latch, adjustable cuffs and bound seams.
2. The part of a horse's body where the neck meets the base of the jaw, around which the throatlatch (sense 1a) is passed.
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1810 Maryland Herald & Hager's-town Weekly Advertiser 7 Nov. A bright bay horse..has a small white spot under the throat latch.
1877 Spirit of Times 24 Nov. 447/2 As he commences to indulge in the habit complained of, the apex or point of the sharpened leather will press against the throatlatch.
1925 Farmers' Bull. (rev. ed.) No. 779. 8 A clean-cut throatlatch on a crested neck of good length gives a horse style and beauty of outline.
1988 M. Bishop Unicorn Mountain (1989) xviii. 215 The larger of the two animals..nibbled the cheek and throatlatch of the smaller.
2011 Horse & Rider Oct. 38/1 She does look thick in the throatlatch, and this could offset her balance.
3. U.S. A piece of skin and flesh taken from the cheek or throat of a fish, for use as bait.
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1868 H. Thrasher Hunter & Trapper xiii. 62 If you have no bait, a piece of woolen rag may catch one, and then you can cut a bit of what is called the throat-latch, or of the narrow part next to the tail, and upon this put a little assafœtida, and they will bite it well.
1892 Outing (U.S.) Feb. 395/1 After the first unfortunate smelt finds its way out of the water the eyes and the solid piece of flesh between the gills, called by the fishermen the ‘throat latch’, are used for bait.
2003 Ultimate Guide Freshwater Fishing 350 (caption) Fish the throat latch on a plain hook or use it to tip a jig.

Compounds

C1. General attributive, as throatlatch buckle, throatlatch strap, etc.
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1795 W. Felton Treat. Carriages II. x. 192 (table) A set of throat-latch dees.
1876 Specif. & Drawings Patents (U.S. Patent Office) 29 Aug. 1175/1 To this ring are also fastened the ends of the throat-latch straps.
1903 Saddlery & Harness Sept. 31/2 What are called throat-latch straps..to a cart halter.
1983 T. Ryder On Box Seat (ed. 4) ii. 13 The crown piece..may have sewn on at each side between the throat-latch strap and the cheek-piece strap a third strap to which the end of the running bridoon bearing rein can be buckled.
2006 T. Landers Professional Care of Racehorse viii. 145 Unfasten the throat-latch buckle.
C2. attributive. Designating a garment or part of a garment having or incorporating a throatlatch (sense 1b(b)), as throatlatch closure, throatlatch collar, throatlatch jacket, etc.
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1965 Men's Wear 75 Years of Fashion 25 June 248 (caption) Cary Grant's plaid sport coat has throat latch collar tab.
1983 Kokomo (Indiana) Trib. 15 Dec. 40/5 Flattering racing jacket of lightweight chintz with the throat-latch collar and epaulets.
1985 Galveston (Texas) Daily News 28 Nov. 5 a Boys' throat-latch jackets.
1994 Orange County (Calif.) Reg. 18 Nov. (News section) 28 (advt.) Classic poplin jacket with throat latch collar in regulars and longs.
C3. attributive, with the sense ‘that resembles a throatlatch’, as throatlatch beard, throatlatch whiskers, etc.
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1901 G. W. Cable Cavalier xix. 76 He had a retreating chin, a throat-latch beard and a roving eye.
1914 G. W. Cable Gideon's Band lvi. 426 A towering, massive, grizzly man..with a short, stiff, throat-latch beard.
1922 Atchison (Kansas) Daily Globe 12 Sept. 8/4 Horace Greeley combed his throatlatch whiskers with a horn comb.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

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