hackamore

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English

Etymology

Perhaps from Spanish jáquima (“halter”).

Pronunciation

Noun

hackamore (plural hackamores)

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

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