headstall

Etymology

From head + stall.

noun

  1. The part of a bridle that fits over a horse's head and supports other elements.
    He turned back, slipped the bit in Dox’s mouth, and laced the big flop ears into the headstall. 1952, John Steinbeck, East of Eden, Penguin, published 2003, Chapter 15, Part 4, p. 172
    Then the smith Ilmarinen / the everlasting craftsman / out of steel formed a bridle / forged a headstall [translating päitset] of iron […]. 1989, Elias Lönnrot, translated by Keith Bosley, The Kalevala, section XIX
  2. (obsolete) A phorbeia.

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