ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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.

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