curb reins

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• curb — [kʉrb] n. [ME & OFr courbe, curve, curb, orig., adj., curved, bent < L curvus: see CURVE] 1. a chain or strap passed around a horse s lower jaw and attached to the bit (curb bit): the curb checks the horse by causing it to lower its head when… …   English World dictionary

• Curb bit — A Western style curb bit with leather curb strap An English style Weymouth curb …   Wikipedia

• Curb chain — A curb chain for a western style bit An English style curb chain A …   Wikipedia

• curb´less — curb1 «kurb», noun, verb. –n. 1. Also, especially British, kerb. a raised border, especially one of concrete or stone, along the edge of a pavement or sidewalk, or around the top of a well; coaming: »He parked his car close to the curb. 2. an… …   Useful english dictionary

• curb´a|ble — curb1 «kurb», noun, verb. –n. 1. Also, especially British, kerb. a raised border, especially one of concrete or stone, along the edge of a pavement or sidewalk, or around the top of a well; coaming: »He parked his car close to the curb. 2. an… …   Useful english dictionary

• curb — Synonyms and related words: American Stock Exchange, Amex, Tarmac, Tarvia, Wall Street, abstain, arrest, arrestation, asphalt, back band, backpedal, backstrap, backwater, bearing rein, bellyband, bit, bitumen, bituminous macadam, blacktop,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• reins — Synonyms and related words: Oregon boat, back band, backstrap, bearing rein, bellyband, bilbo, bit, blinders, blinds, bond, bonds, breeching, bridle, camisole, caparison, cavesson, chains, checkrein, cheekpiece, chinband, cinch, collar, crownband …   Moby Thesaurus

• Draw reins and running reins — Running reins, a style also sometimes called a German martingale or Market Harborough. Horse is also wearing a tongue tie, which is not usually standard equipment. Draw reins and running reins are pieces of riding equipment used for training that …   Wikipedia

• To take the reins — Rein Rein (r?n), n. [F. r[^e]ne, fr. (assumed) LL. retina, fr. L. retinere to hold back. See {Retain}.] 1. The strap of a bridle, fastened to the curb or snaffle on each side, by which the rider or driver governs the horse. [1913 Webster] This… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• tighten the reins — to start to control something or someone more carefully. She has tightened the reins on her younger sons in an effort to curb their wild behaviour before it s too late. (often + on) …   New idioms dictionary

• Double bridle — Double bridle, with both curb and snaffle bits. A double bridle, also called a full bridle or Weymouth bridle,[1] is a bridle that has two bits and four reins (sometimes called double reins ). One bit is the bradoon (or bridoon), is …   Wikipedia