Definition of harness

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Harness (n.) Originally, the complete dress, especially in a military sense, of a man or a horse; hence, in general, armor..

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Inspan :: Inspan (v. t. & i.) To yoke or harness, as oxen to a vehicle..
Ungear :: Ungear (v. t.) To strip of gear; to unharness; to throw out of gear.
Harness :: Harness (v. t.) To make ready for draught; to equip with harness, as a horse. Also used figuratively..
Ridgeband :: Ridgeband (n.) The part of a harness which passes over the saddle, and supports the shafts of a cart; -- called also ridgerope, and ridger..
Untackle :: Untackle (v. t.) To unbitch; to unharness.
Break :: Break (v. t.) To tame; to reduce to subjection; to make tractable; to discipline; as, to break a horse to the harness or saddle..
Peytrel :: Peytrel (n.) The breastplate of a horse's armor or harness. [Spelt also peitrel.] See Poitrel.
Heddle :: Heddle (n.) One of the sets of parallel doubled threads which, with mounting, compose the harness employed to guide the warp threads to the lathe or batten in a loom..
Singletree :: Singletree (n.) The pivoted or swinging bar to which the traces of a harnessed horse are fixed; a whiffletree.
Gear :: Gear (n.) The harness of horses or cattle; trapping.
Guib :: Guib (n.) A West African antelope (Tragelaphus scriptus), curiously marked with white stripes and spots on a reddish fawn ground, and hence called harnessed antelope; -- called also guiba..
Knacker :: Knacker (n.) a harness maker.
Terret :: Terret (n.) One of the rings on the top of the saddle of a harness, through which the reins pass..
Plate :: Plate (v. t.) To adorn with plated metal; as, a plated harness..
Bright-harnessed :: Bright-harnessed (a.) Having glittering armor.
Harness Cask :: Harness cask () A tub lashed to a vessel's deck and containing salted provisions for daily use; -- called also harness tub.
Heddling :: Heddling (vb. n.) The act of drawing the warp threads through the heddle-eyes of a weaver's harness; the harness itself.
Breeching :: Breeching (n.) That part of a harness which passes round the breech of a horse, enabling him to hold back a vehicle..
Trace :: Trace (n.) One of two straps, chains, or ropes of a harness, extending from the collar or breastplate to a whiffletree attached to a vehicle or thing to be drawn; a tug..
Brace :: Brace (n.) Harness; warlike preparation.
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