Headstall
/ˈhɛdstɔːl/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The part of a bridle that fits over a horse's head and supports other elements.
"Why, Petruchio is coming […] his horse hipp’d […] with a half-cheek’d bit, and a head-stall of sheep’s leather which, being restrained to keep him from stumbling, hath been often burst, and now repaired with knots […]"
- 2 the band that is the part of a bridle that fits around a horse's head wordnet
- 3 A phorbeia. obsolete
Example
More examples"Why, Petruchio is coming […] his horse hipp’d […] with a half-cheek’d bit, and a head-stall of sheep’s leather which, being restrained to keep him from stumbling, hath been often burst, and now repaired with knots […]"
Etymology
From head + stall.