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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Tandem :: Tandem (adv. & a.) One after another; -- said especially of horses harnessed and driven one before another, instead of abreast..
Tackling :: Tackling (n.) The straps and fixures adjusted to an animal, by which he draws a carriage, or the like; harness..
Bright-harnessed :: Bright-harnessed (a.) Having glittering armor.
Harnessing :: Harnessing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Harnes.
Bellyband :: Bellyband (n.) A band that passes under the belly of a horse and holds the saddle or harness in place; a girth.
Harness Cask :: Harness cask () A tub lashed to a vessel's deck and containing salted provisions for daily use; -- called also harness tub.
Caparison :: Caparison (v. t.) To cover with housings, as a horse; to harness or fit out with decorative trappings, as a horse..
Inspan :: Inspan (v. t. & i.) To yoke or harness, as oxen to a vehicle..
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..
Untackle :: Untackle (v. t.) To unbitch; to unharness.
Drawboy :: Drawboy (n.) A boy who operates the harness cords of a hand loom; also, a part of power loom that performs the same office..
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..
Breeching :: Breeching (n.) That part of a harness which passes round the breech of a horse, enabling him to hold back a vehicle..
Haulm :: Haulm (n.) A part of a harness; a hame.
Brace :: Brace (n.) Harness; warlike preparation.
Simblot :: Simblot (n.) The harness of a drawloom.
Harness :: Harness (n.) The equipment of a draught or carriage horse, for drawing a wagon, coach, chaise, etc.; gear; tackling..
Harness :: Harness (v. t.) Fig.: To equip or furnish for defense.
Harnesser :: Harnesser (n.) One who harnesses.
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..
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