| 单词 | breast collar |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbreast collar breast collar n. (a) a part of the harness of a draught animal consisting of a broad strap passing round the breast, used instead of a neck-collar as a means of exerting the animal's drawing power; (b) a strap attached to the girths and passing around the breast and shoulders of a horse or other riding animal from one side of the saddle to the other, so as to prevent the saddle from slipping back (cf. breast-girth n. (a), breastplate n. 3a). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping or management of horses > horse-gear > [noun] > straps lorainc1290 lingel1460 breeching1515 breastplate1578 martingale1584 rudstay1688 running martingale1747 breastband1783 breast collar1789 rump band1844 check-strap1857 kicking-strap1861 point1875 strapping1882 1789 World 18 June Phaeton and Plated Harness for one Horse, with round and breast collar. 1882 Cassell's Encycl. Dict. II. i. at Breast-strap The breast-collar..at its rear ends receives the tug-straps. 1942 Horsemanship & Horsemastership I. i. iii. 16 The breast plate (or breast collar) should be adjusted as loosely as possible consistent with holding the saddle in place. 2004 Western Daily Press (Bristol) (Nexis) 6 Dec. 4 In the third picture, the pony's leg movement is restricted by a breast collar fitted too low. 2006 Carriage Jrnl. Aug. 182/1 Skinny breast collars are intended for show-ring driving and should not be used with heavier carriages. breast collar 6. A leather-covered roll made to fit over the lower part of the neck of a horse or other draught animal, forming that part of the harness through which the power of drawing is directly exerted; with qualification, as breast collar, the term is extended to parts of the harness serving the same purpose, but not fitted round the neck. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > general equipment > [noun] > harness of draught animal > collar barghama1300 hambargh13.. oxbowa1325 collarc1440 horse-collarc1440 neck-collar1549 brecham?1553 gorget1629 check-collar1875 c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 87 Coller of horsys, epiphium. 1480 Wardrobe Accts. Edward IV in N. H. Nicolas Privy Purse Expenses Elizabeth of York (1830) 123 For vj drawing colers. ?1523 J. Fitzherbert Bk. Husbandry f. iiii Bothe his hombers or collers, holmes whyted, treyses, swyngletrees, & togewithe. 1597 W. Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet i. iv. 63 Her waggon spokes are made of spinners webs..The collers crickets bones. View more context for this quotation 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. 339/2 The Collar..made of Canvis and Leather stufed with straw or wooll. 1795 W. Felton Treat. Carriages II. 195 The absurdity prevails of using breast collars to heavy four wheel carriages, and the neck collar to light two wheel carriages. ?1856 F. E. Smedley Harry Coverdale's Courtship iv. 19 The mare..took well to collar at starting, and kept it up steadily. 1865 Mrs. Gascoyne Dr. Marigold's Prescriptions: To be Taken & Tried in All Year Round Extra Christmas No.,7 Dec. 38/1 The high road..ascends..till it comes in sight of Cumner. Every step is against the collar, yet so gradual is the ascent that [etc.]. 1885 Times (Weekly ed.) 2 Oct. 15/3 A tedious and stiff pull against the collar. < as lemmas |
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