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Housing :: Housing (n.) An appendage to the hames or collar of a harness.

Trace :: Trace (n.) One of two straps, chains, or ropes of a harness, extending from the collar or breastplate to a whiffletree attached to a vehicle or thing to be drawn; a tug..

Unharness :: Unharness (v. t.) To strip of harness; to loose from harness or gear; as, to unharness horses or oxen..

Ridgeband :: Ridgeband (n.) The part of a harness which passes over the saddle, and supports the shafts of a cart; -- called also ridgerope, and ridger..

Brace :: Brace (n.) Harness; warlike preparation.

Drawgear :: Drawgear (n.) A harness for draught horses.

Plate :: Plate (v. t.) To adorn with plated metal; as, a plated harness..

Gearing :: Gearing (n.) Harness.

Break :: Break (v. t.) To tame; to reduce to subjection; to make tractable; to discipline; as, to break a horse to the harness or saddle..

Peytrel :: Peytrel (n.) The breastplate of a horse's armor or harness. [Spelt also peitrel.] See Poitrel.

Drawboy :: Drawboy (n.) A boy who operates the harness cords of a hand loom; also, a part of power loom that performs the same office..

Gear :: Gear (v. t.) To dress; to put gear on; to harness.

Haulm :: Haulm (n.) A part of a harness; a hame.

Heddling :: Heddling (vb. n.) The act of drawing the warp threads through the heddle-eyes of a weaver's harness; the harness itself.

Breeching :: Breeching (n.) That part of a harness which passes round the breech of a horse, enabling him to hold back a vehicle..

Bright-harnessed :: Bright-harnessed (a.) Having glittering armor.

Knacker :: Knacker (n.) a harness maker.

Bellyband :: Bellyband (n.) A band that passes under the belly of a horse and holds the saddle or harness in place; a girth.

Inclose :: Inclose (v. t.) To put into harness; to harness.

Harnessing :: Harnessing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Harnes.

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