hackamore
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈhækəˌmɔr/
- Specialized
- The horse was easily guided by the hackamore as it walked along the trail.
Examples
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Moustique improvised a rope hackamore, then dropped the top rail and led her out.
Fiction book (2000) -
-Okay, I'm just gonna try this hackamore.
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I'm gonna try this hackamore.
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I tried a mechanical hackamore.
Blog text (14) -
I was also toying with trying a hackamore until I saw this thread and investigated.
Blog text (14) -
There was no answer from Cobb; but Chief reappeared out of the snow, and he was towing a thin, high-legged horse, a gelding with a little size over the others, who bore signs of a harness and didn't fight the hackamore.
Fiction book (1997) -
She decided to use a hackamore instead of a bit to train her young horse.
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After some practice, he felt confident leading the horse with a hackamore.
Synonyms
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4.1
A rope or strap put around an animal's head to lead it
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7.7
Equipment used for riding a horse, like a saddle or bridle
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7.5
A leather band that fits around a horse's head to hold the bridle
How Harsh
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6.7
- Specialized
- Specialized
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9.9
- Specialized
- Specialized
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4.1
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word hackamore comes from the Spanish jaquima, a word for a 'halter' or head strap for a horse that itself came into Spanish from Arabic, so the name has long meant headgear for leading a horse. That's why a hackamore today is a piece of headgear made of rope or leather that controls a horse without a bit.