hackamore en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈhækəmɔː/
Etymology
Perhaps from Spanish jáquima (“halter”).
Meanings
-
A kind of bridle with no bit.
Before they could agree or disagree he’d hauled the horse around by the hackamore and was pounding off up the track.
1992, Cormac McCarthy, All The Pretty Horses:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hackamores | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (12)
de gebisslose Zäumung (bridle with no bit) · fr hackamore (bridle with no bit) · pl hackamore (bridle with no bit) · es jáquima (bridle with no bit) · fi hackamore (bridle with no bit) · fi kuolaimettomat suitset (bridle with no bit) · pt xáquima (bridle with no bit) · kum нокъта (bridle with no bit) · alt нокто (bridle with no bit) · ky нокто (bridle with no bit) · ru недоу́здок (bridle with no bit) · ca xàquima (bridle with no bit)