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hackamore
[ hak-uh-mawr, -mohr ]
noun
- a simple looped bridle, by means of which controlling pressure is exerted on the nose of a horse, used chiefly in breaking colts.
- Western U.S. any of several forms of halter used especially for breaking horses.
hackamore
/ ˈæəˌɔː /
noun
- a rope or rawhide halter used for unbroken foals
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hackamore1
1840–50, Americanism; alteration (by folk etymology) of Spanish áܾ headstall < Arabic ī
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hackamore1
C19: by folk etymology from Spanish áܾ headstall, from Old Spanish xaquima, from Arabic ī
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“If you will collect tail hair, I might be able to make a hair rope for you sometime. You could use it for a hackamore.”
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A hackamore is sort of like a bridle but without the bit in the horse’s mouth.
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We put the hackamore on him, and he’s been very good.
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Do people usually ride with hackamores out here?”
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"Fetch me that hackamore!" yelled Hardy Atkins from where he knelt on the brute's straining neck.
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