Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A broad strap or chain passing over the saddle of a cart- or carriage-horse, and used to support the shafts. Called in Scotland a rigwiddie.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Saddlery) The band which passes over the back of a horse and holds up the shafts of a carriage.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
band that passes over theback of ahorse and holds up theshafts of acarriage .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a broad band that passes over the back of a horse and supports the shafts of a vehicle
Etymologies
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back + band
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Examples
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It was only a trip, but as he got up and faced about looking for the remains of the sled, the harness, tugged by the reins, crowded on his neck — backband, collar, hames, chains and all.
My Tropic Isle 2003
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It was only a trip, but as he got up and faced about looking for the remains of the sled, the harness, tugged by the reins, crowded on his neck -- backband, collar, hames, chains and all.
My Tropic Isle 1887
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