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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mar•tin•gale (mär′tn gāl′),USA pronunciation n. - Also called standing martingale. part of the tack or harness of a horse, consisting of a strap that fastens to the girth, passes between the forelegs and through a loop in the neckstrap or hame, and fastens to the noseband: used to steady or hold down the horse's head. See illus. under harness.
- Also called running martingale. a similar device that divides at the chest into two branches, each ending in a ring through which the reins pass.
- Nauticala stay for a jib boom or spike bowsprit.
- Gamesa system of gambling in which the stakes are doubled or otherwise raised after each loss.
- Arabic al-marta‘ah the vein
- Provencal martegalo, feminine of martegal, inhabitant of Martigue, town in SE France, though sense apparently influenced by Spanish almártaga harness
- Middle French: kind of hose fastened at the back, allegedly
- 1580–90
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: martingale /ˈmɑːtɪnˌɡeɪl/ n - a strap from the reins to the girth of a horse preventing it from carrying its head too high
- any gambling system in which the stakes are raised, usually doubled, after each loss
- Also called: martingale boom a chain or cable running from a jib boom to the dolphin striker, serving to counteract strain
Etymology: 16th Century: from French, of uncertain origin |