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Blinker :: Blinker (n.) A blinder for horses; a flap of leather on a horse's bridle to prevent him from seeing objects as his side hence, whatever obstructs sight or discernment..

Musrol :: Musrol (n.) The nose band of a horse's bridle.

Bridle :: Bridle (v. t.) To put a bridle upon; to equip with a bridle; as, to bridle a horse..

Ungovernable :: Ungovernable (a.) Not governable; not capable of being governed, ruled, or restrained; licentious; wild; unbridled; as, ungovernable passions..

Bridle :: Bridle (v. i.) To hold up the head, and draw in the chin, as an expression of pride, scorn, or resentment; to assume a lofty manner; -- usually with up..

Bridle Iron :: Bridle iron () A strong flat bar of iron, so bent as to support, as in a stirrup, one end of a floor timber, etc., where no sufficient bearing can be had; -- called also stirrup and hanger..

Cheek :: Cheek (n.) The branches of a bridle bit.

Cringle :: Cringle (n.) An iron or pope thimble or grommet worked into or attached to the edges and corners of a sail; -- usually in the plural. The cringles are used for making fast the bowline bridles, earings, etc..

Bridle :: Bridle (n.) A mooring hawser.

Hanger :: Hanger (n.) A bridle iron.

Branks :: Branks (n.) A scolding bridle, an instrument formerly used for correcting scolding women. It was an iron frame surrounding the head and having a triangular piece entering the mouth of the scold..

Bowline :: Bowline (n.) A rope fastened near the middle of the leech or perpendicular edge of the square sails, by subordinate ropes, called bridles, and used to keep the weather edge of the sail tight forward, when the ship is closehauled..

Masticador :: Masticador (n.) A part of a bridle, the slavering bit..

Mouth :: Mouth (n.) The crosspiece of a bridle bit, which enters the mouth of an animal..

Noseband :: Noseband (n.) That part of the headstall of a bridle which passes over a horse's nose.

Unbridled :: Unbridled (a.) Loosed from the bridle, or as from the bridle; hence, unrestrained; licentious; violent; as, unbridled passions..

Bridler :: Bridler (n.) One who bridles; one who restrains and governs, as with a bridle..

Bridoon :: Bridoon (n.) The snaffle and rein of a military bridle, which acts independently of the bit, at the pleasure of the rider. It is used in connection with a curb bit, which has its own rein..

Throatlatch :: Throatlatch (n.) A strap of a bridle, halter, or the like, passing under a horse's throat..

Scatch :: Scatch (n.) A kind of bit for the bridle of a horse; -- called also scatchmouth.

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