headstall
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of headstall
First recorded in 1425–75, headstall is from the late Middle English word hedstall. See head, stall 1
Example Sentences
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He let them feel the red saddle, and showed them the brass chain throat-latch on the bridle and the big brass buttons at each temple where the headstall and brow band crossed.
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In the dusk its headstall flickered and flashed, as if it were studded with gems like living stars.
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They wore beautifully colored woollen coverings over their humps, and headstalls with tassels of dark red, green, and blue trailing almost to the ground.
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He turned back, slipped the bit in Dox’s mouth, and laced the big flop ears into the headstall.
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He got it out, reached forward and cut the headstall.
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