Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In saddlery, an extra back-band used with a light trotting-harness.
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Examples
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Then he unsnapped his safety-strap and staggered for a moment before he found his footing.
The Fuzzy Papers Piper, H. Beam 1962
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Then he, too, snapped his safety-strap to the lifter, and pulled loose the two poles with hooked and spiked tips, passing one over and slip-ping the thong of the other over his wrist.
The Fuzzy Papers Piper, H. Beam 1962
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Though you can hardly claim to be brave, she told herself ashamedly as she fastened the safety-strap across her knees, if your inside feels like curds and whey and your mouth is as dry as pumice.
Mrs. Miniver 1939
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He was interrupted by another rush job on the capsule, and simply forgot to remove the safety-strap. "
The Fountains of Paradise Clarke, Arthur C. 1979
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