Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A broad strap or chain passing over the saddle of a cart- or carriage-horse, and used to support the shafts. Called in Scotland a rigwiddie.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (Saddlery) The band which passes over the back of a horse and holds up the shafts of a carriage.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a broad band that passes over the back of a horse and supports the shafts of a vehicle
Etymologies
- back + band (Wiktionary)
Examples
“It was only a trip, but as he got up and faced about looking for the remains of the sled, the harness, tugged by the reins, crowded on his neck — backband, collar, hames, chains and all.”
“It was only a trip, but as he got up and faced about looking for the remains of the sled, the harness, tugged by the reins, crowded on his neck -- backband, collar, hames, chains and all.”
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backache to backyard
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Front and Back
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