单词 | bridle rein |
释义 | bridle reinn. A long narrow strap or cord attached to the bit or headgear of a horse or other animal and used to control and direct the animal; a rein. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping or management of horses > horse-gear > [noun] > reins rein1297 bridle reina1382 bridea1425 linkc1450 leading-rein1483 quinsell1598 bearing rein1790 bridoon rein1795 check-reina1809 ribbon1813 ribands1815 bit-rein1833 check-piece1833 nose-rein1844 lines1852 reinage1863 check1868 overdraw1870 single line1875 overcheck1963 a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Ecclus. xxxiii. 27 Ȝoc and brydil reyne [L. lorum] crooken the harde necke. a1500 (c1350) Octovian (Cambr.) (1986) l. 719 The brydyll reynys were of sylke. 1633 W. Saltonstall tr. Ovid Tristia i. iii. sig. B6v As a man unable to restraine, A headstrong horse doth slacke the bridle raine. 1820 W. Scott Abbot III. ix. 279 Who but Douglas ought to hold her bridle-rein? 1931 Field Artillery Field Man. (U.S. War Dept.) I. 67 Without checking the pace, the driver dismounts, places the bridle reins of his horse over the pommel and walks beside his animal. 2019 Inverell (Fairfax, New S. Wales) Times (Nexis) 26 Apr. The horse and rider showcase their ability to hold a single cow from its herd without using the bridle reins. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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