curb
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- noun
- /kɜrb/
- Specialized
:
bocado de freno
- The trainer explained how the curb helps in guiding the horse's movements more effectively.
Examples
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A proper fitting of the curb can help enhance a horse's responsiveness during riding.
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As Tweed leads her off, away from the blaze and the thieving, he passes a boy sitting on the curb, watching the fire and watching Tweed with admiration.
Fiction book (2002) -
The rider adjusted the curb to ensure better control of the energetic horse.
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Compounds
- Specialized
A metal piece in a horse's mouth with a chin chain to help control the horse
- Specialized
A roof with two slopes on each side, a steeper lower slope and a gentler upper slope
- Offensive
A violent attack in which someone forces another person's head onto a curb and steps on it hard
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Etymology
Curb first named a special horse bit — a chain or strap used to control a horse — and the word comes from old words meaning 'bent', like in curve, because the bit was often a hooked or bent piece. So a curb was literally something that 'checks' a horse.