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STABLE GEAR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Gear for a horse
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("stable gear" is a kind of...):
appurtenance; gear; paraphernalia (equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stable gear"):
bit (piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding)
caparison; housing; trapping (stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse)
cinch; girth (stable gear consisting of a band around a horse's belly that holds the saddle in place)
hame (stable gear consisting of either of two curved supports that are attached to the collar of a draft horse and that hold the traces)
harness (stable gear consisting of an arrangement of leather straps fitted to a draft animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart)
headgear (stable gear consisting of any part of a harness that fits about the horse's head)
martingale (a harness strap that connects the nose piece to the girth; prevents the horse from throwing back its head)
horse blanket; saddle blanket; saddlecloth (stable gear consisting of a blanket placed under the saddle)
yoke (stable gear that joins two draft animals at the neck so they can work together as a team)
