Hackamore

//ˈhækəmɔː// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A kind of bridle with no bit.

    "Before they could agree or disagree he’d hauled the horse around by the hackamore and was pounding off up the track."

  2. 2
    rope or canvas headgear for a horse, with a rope for leading wordnet

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bellybandbitblindblindersbreechingbridle

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"Before they could agree or disagree he’d hauled the horse around by the hackamore and was pounding off up the track."

Etymology

Perhaps from Spanish jáquima (“halter”).

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