Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In saddlery, a strap of a bridle or head-stall passing down the side of a horse's head. Also called
cheek-band .
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Examples
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Rebuckled the cheek-strap, chained slacker the bit,
English Songs and Ballads Various
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Rebuckled the cheek-strap, chained slacker the bit,
Types of Children's Literature Walter Barnes
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Lopt reached down along the cheek-strap and got hold of the reins between the end ring and Grettir's hands, pulling with such force that
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Rebuckled the cheek-strap, chained slacker the bit,
The Ontario Readers: Fourth Book Ontario. Ministry of Education
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Rebuckled the cheek-strap, chained slacker the bit,
Elson Grammar School Literature v4 William H. Elson
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Slipping the "nigh" rein through the saddle-fork, then back to the cheek-strap again, George snubbed Fox's head towards him, making it impossible for the horse to whirl to the "off" as before.
The Luck of the Mounted A Tale of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police Ralph S. Kendall
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With his hand gripping the cheek-strap, Tex turned and looked straight into Purdy's eyes.
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Bat Lajune removed the saddle from the Texan's horse and stepped forward with the thick felt pad which Tex, with a hand in the cheek-strap of the hackamore, brushed along the outlaw's sides a few times and then deftly threw over the animal's back.
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Rebuckled the cheek-strap, chained slacker the bit,
'How They Brought the Good News from Ghent to Aix' [16-] 1909
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The whole thing passed in a flash; the pony, by a frantic but futile effort to right himself, had just sent a shower of loose stones rattling from under his hind feet, when Lenox, dismounting, gripped the cheek-strap with one hand, the other being occupied with his own reins.
The Great Amulet Maud Diver 1906
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