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单词 to turn bridle
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to turn (†one's) bridle
c. to turn (†one's) bridle: to turn one's horse and ride back; (of a rider) to retreat. Also figurative. Now rare and archaic.
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society > travel > transport > riding on horse (or other animal) > ride a horse (or other animal) [verb (intransitive)] > turn back
to turn (one's) bridlec1330
c1330 (?a1300) Arthour & Merlin (Auch.) (1973) l. 4937 Gaheriet þo turned his bridel And swiþe wald oȝain ride Ac þe paiems about him come And wold him han ynome.
a1450 (a1400) Athelston (1951) l. 546 (MED) Þe bysschop..turnys hys brydyl and wendes agayn..Vnto þe Brokene-Cros off ston.
1653 H. Holcroft tr. Procopius Persian Wars ii. 60 in tr. Procopius Hist. Warres Justinian The Persians..drave them out of the fastnesses, and then turn'd bridle.
1825 W. Scott Betrothed xiii, in Tales Crusaders I. 242 Were I you, my Lady Eveline,..I would turn bridle yet; for this old dungeon seems little likely to afford food or shelter to Christian folks.
1920 Shanghai Gaz. 28 Jan. 3/5 The moment they had passed me they turned bridle to accompany me to my destination.
2014 A. W. Field Prelude to Waterloo ix Some individuals attacked the guns and caused some disorder and casualties before turning bridle and rallying with their units.
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