Headstall
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈhɛdstɔːl/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Headstall is a noun meaning The part of a bridle that fits over a horse's head and supports other elements.
Meaning
The part of a bridle that fits over a horse's head and supports other elements.
More Meanings
- (obsolete) A phorbeia.
Example Sentences
Another, that would seeme to have more wit, / Him by the bright embrodered hed-stall tooke […].
He turned back, slipped the bit in Dox’s mouth, and laced the big flop ears into the headstall.
Then the smith Ilmarinen / the everlasting craftsman / out of steel formed a bridle / forged a headstall [translating päitset] of iron […].
Why, Petruchio is coming […] his horse hipp’d […] with a half-cheek’d bit, and a head-stall of sheep’s leather which, being restrained to keep him from stumbling, hath been often burst, and now repaired with knots […]
Word Forms
- headstalls
Synonyms for headstall
Depending on context, synonyms include headpiece, headcollar.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include headpiece, headstrap, headgear, headcollar, headstead, headrest.
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