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Martingale   /mˈɑrtɪŋˌeɪl/   Listen
Martingale

noun
1.
A harness strap that connects the nose piece to the girth; prevents the horse from throwing back its head.
2.
Spar under the bowsprit of a sailboat.  Synonym: dolphin striker.





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"Martingale" Quotes from Famous Books



... saddle blanket, and the black-skinned McClellan saddle tree, with its broad horsehair cincha and hooded wooden stirrups, minus the useless skirts and sweat leathers. Neither breast strap, crupper nor martingale hampered the free movements of the sturdy, stocky little weight carriers. The black, single-reined curb bridle, fastened as to the throat latch by a light buckle, was slipped on over the headstall of the so-called watering bridle, whose toggled and detachable snaffle bit was generally "toted" ...
— A Daughter of the Sioux - A Tale of the Indian frontier • Charles King


Words linked to "Martingale" :   stable gear, dolphin striker, spar, saddlery, harness, tack


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