hackamore

English

Etymology

Perhaps from Spanish jáquima (“halter”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhækəmɔː/

Noun

hackamore (plural hackamores)

  1. a kind of bridle with no bit
    • 1992: Before they could agree or disagree he’d hauled the horse around by the hackamore and was pounding off up the track. — Cormac McCarthy, All The Pretty Horses

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