martingale /märˈtin-gāl/

1. A strap passing between a horse's forelegs, fastened to the girth and to the bit, noseband or reins, to keep its head down
2. A short spar under the bowsprit (nautical)
3. (in gambling) the policy of doubling the stake on losing

• horse's neck
• horse soldier
• horse soldiers
• horsetail
• horsetails
• horse-tamer
• horse-thief
• horse-thieves
• horse-trading
• horse-trainer
• horse-trainers
• horseway
• horseways
• horsewhip
• horsewhipped
• horsewhipping
• horsewhips
• horse-woman
• horse-women
• horse-wrangler
• horsey
• horsier
• horsiest
• horsiness
• horsinesses