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Inclose :: Inclose (v. t.) To put into harness; to harness.

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..

Plate :: Plate (v. t.) To adorn with plated metal; as, a plated harness..

Inspan :: Inspan (v. t. & i.) To yoke or harness, as oxen to a vehicle..

Unharness :: Unharness (v. t.) To strip of harness; to loose from harness or gear; as, to unharness horses or oxen..

Ungear :: Ungear (v. t.) To strip of gear; to unharness; to throw out of gear.

Holdback :: Holdback (n.) The projection or loop on the thill of a vehicle. to which a strap of the harness is attached, to hold back a carriage when going down hill, or in backing; also, the strap or part of the harness so used..

Heddling :: Heddling (vb. n.) The act of drawing the warp threads through the heddle-eyes of a weaver's harness; the harness itself.

Tug :: Tug (n.) A trace, or drawing strap, of a harness..

Whippletree :: Whippletree (n.) The pivoted or swinging bar to which the traces, or tugs, of a harness are fastened, and by which a carriage, a plow, or other implement or vehicle, is drawn; a whiffletree; a swingletree; a singletree. See Singletree..

Tackling :: Tackling (n.) The straps and fixures adjusted to an animal, by which he draws a carriage, or the like; harness..

Harnessed :: Harnessed (imp. & p. p.) of Harnes.

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..

Unharness :: Unharness (v. t.) To disarm; to divest of armor.

Bright-harnessed :: Bright-harnessed (a.) Having glittering armor.

Harnesser :: Harnesser (n.) One who harnesses.

Breeching :: Breeching (n.) That part of a harness which passes round the breech of a horse, enabling him to hold back a vehicle..

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..

Brace :: Brace (n.) Harness; warlike preparation.

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..

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