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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(equestrianism) A piece of harness used on a horse to keep it from raising its head above a desired point..
I’ll be bound, Lady Ashton understands every machine for breaking in the human mind, and there are as many as there are cannon-bit, martingales, and cavessons for young colts.
If a gambler plays a fair game repeatedly, his payoff over time is a martingale.
The Russians were both martingaling it—doubling their bets when they lost.
Use martingale when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Martingale means (equestrianism) A piece of harness used on a horse to keep it from raising its head above a desired point..
Common synonyms include tie-down, dolphin striker.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
I’ll be bound, Lady Ashton understands every machine for breaking in the human mind, and there are as many as there are cannon-bit, martingales, and cavessons for young colts.
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