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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..

Tandem :: Tandem (n.) A team of horses harnessed one before the other.

Untackle :: Untackle (v. t.) To unbitch; to unharness.

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..

Team :: Team (n.) Two or more horses, oxen, or other beasts harnessed to the same vehicle for drawing, as to a coach, wagon, sled, or the like..

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..

Housing :: Housing (n.) An appendage to the hames or collar of a harness.

Gearing :: Gearing (n.) Harness.

Harness :: Harness (v. t.) To make ready for draught; to equip with harness, as a horse. Also used figuratively..

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

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

Harness :: Harness (v. t.) To dress in armor; to equip with armor for war, as a horseman; to array..

Buckle :: Buckle (n.) A device, usually of metal, consisting of a frame with one more movable tongues or catches, used for fastening things together, as parts of dress or harness, by means of a strap passing through the frame and pierced by the tongue..

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

Simblot :: Simblot (n.) The harness of a drawloom.

Peytrel :: Peytrel (n.) The breastplate of a horse's armor or harness. [Spelt also peitrel.] See Poitrel.

Terret :: Terret (n.) One of the rings on the top of the saddle of a harness, through which the reins pass..

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..

Harnessing :: Harnessing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Harnes.

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