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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



... yet, and you are goin' among them that's had 'em through their gums this while past.' Well, when we gets to the races, father he gets colt and puts him in an old wagon, with a worn out Dutch harness, and breast band; he looked like Old Nick, that's a fact. Then he fastened a head martingale on, and buckled it to the girths atwixt his fore legs. Says I, 'Father, what on airth are you at? I vow I feel ashamed to be seen with such a catamaran as that, and colt looks like old Satan himself—no soul would know him.' 'I guess I warn't ...
— The Clockmaker • Thomas Chandler Haliburton


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


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