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Martingale   /mˈɑrtɪŋˌeɪl/   Listen
Martingale

noun
1.
A harness strap that connects the nose piece to the girth; prevents the horse from throwing back its head.
2.
Spar under the bowsprit of a sailboat.  Synonym: dolphin striker.





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"Martingale" Quotes from Famous Books



... already, I should probably have been now, in consequence. I thought there was something of wild talent in him, mixed with a due leaven of absurdity,—as there must be in all talent, let loose upon the world, without a martingale. ...
— Life of Lord Byron, With His Letters And Journals, Vol. 5 (of 6) • (Lord Byron) George Gordon Byron


Words linked to "Martingale" :   saddlery, stable gear, tack, spar, harness


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