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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Singletree :: Singletree (n.) The pivoted or swinging bar to which the traces of a harnessed horse are fixed; a whiffletree.
Harness :: Harness (n.) The part of a loom comprising the heddles, with their means of support and motion, by which the threads of the warp are alternately raised and depressed for the passage of the shuttle..
Tackle :: Tackle (n.) To fasten or attach, as with a tackle; to harness; as, to tackle a horse into a coach or wagon..
Plate :: Plate (v. t.) To adorn with plated metal; as, a plated harness..
Untackle :: Untackle (v. t.) To unbitch; to unharness.
Haulm :: Haulm (n.) A part of a harness; a hame.
Inclose :: Inclose (v. t.) To put into harness; to harness.
Harness :: Harness (n.) The equipment of a draught or carriage horse, for drawing a wagon, coach, chaise, etc.; gear; tackling..
Gear :: Gear (v. t.) To dress; to put gear on; to harness.
Saddlery :: Saddlery (n.) The materials for making saddles and harnesses; the articles usually offered for sale in a saddler's shop.
Buckle :: Buckle (n.) To fasten or confine with a buckle or buckles; as, to buckle a harness..
Gearing :: Gearing (n.) Harness.
Harness Cask :: Harness cask () A tub lashed to a vessel's deck and containing salted provisions for daily use; -- called also harness tub.
Gear :: Gear (n.) The harness of horses or cattle; trapping.
Knacker :: Knacker (n.) a harness maker.
Hame :: Hame (n.) One of the two curved pieces of wood or metal, in the harness of a draught horse, to which the traces are fastened. They are fitted upon the collar, or have pads fitting the horse's neck attached to them..
Tackling :: Tackling (n.) The straps and fixures adjusted to an animal, by which he draws a carriage, or the like; harness..
Unharness :: Unharness (v. t.) To disarm; to divest of armor.
Tug :: Tug (n.) A trace, or drawing strap, of a harness..
Peytrel :: Peytrel (n.) The breastplate of a horse's armor or harness. [Spelt also peitrel.] See Poitrel.
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