Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In saddlery, a strap which passes forward from the breeching-rings to the tug at the back-band.
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Examples
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There was an angry start in one or two of the seats; one man caught at the swinging side-strap and half rose, a husky voice began, "It's a d---- d" -- and then all as suddenly subsided.
Clarence Bret Harte 1869
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"Never sit down to eat with your sword at your side-strap it to your back for a faster draw.
Storm Breaking Lackey, Mercedes 1996
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"Never sit down to eat with your sword at your side-strap it to your back for a faster draw.
Storm Breaking Lackey, Mercedes 1996
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