Lip-strap
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /lɪpstɹæp/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Lip-strap is a noun meaning A small strap with a buckle running between the cheeks of a bit, to prevent the horse from biting on the cheek of the bit in its mouth.
Meaning
A small strap with a buckle running between the cheeks of a bit, to prevent the horse from biting on the cheek of the bit in its mouth.
Example Sentences
He was not a horsey man, but he liked people to believe he had been one once; and he wove fantastic stories of the hunting-bridle to which this particular lip-strap had belonged.
Word Forms
- lip-straps
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sliphead, rein, latigo, breaststrap, chambon, chokestrap.
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