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eggbutt en · NOUN

Etymology

Compound of egg + butt, as in having an egg-shaped end.

Meanings

1. On a snaffle with a T-shaped mouthpiece, the egg-shaped side ring that connects to it.
   • After a time he decided that Sinbad needed lunging, and an eggbutt snaffle with a drop noseband. 1956, Christine Pullein-Thompson, The First Rosette:
   • Eggbutt snaffle: A snaffle with special hinges to the rings designed to avoid pinching the horse’s lips 1972, Michael Brander, The Complete Guide to Horsemanship:
   • Since the eggbutt rings are fixed they cannot pinch the side of the face or lips. 1995, Vanessa Britton, The Complete Tack Guide:
   • The dee cheek and the eggbutt developed, in that order, from the cheek snaffle. 1963, Elwyn Hartley Edwards, Saddlery; Modern Equipment for Horse and Stable:

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