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cavesson

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8 lettersPronunciation /ˈkæv.ə.sən/Sorted acenossvStarts with CEnds with N0 clues
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Definitions

  1. A horse’s noseband or headstall used for control or training.

Word origin

From French caveçon, from Italian cavezzone, augmentative of cavezza (“halter”), probably from Latin caput (“head”), although derivation from Germanic has also been suggested; compare Old English cæfl (“bit, muzzle”).

Used in a sentence

  • I’ll be bound, Lady Ashton understands every machine for breaking in the human mind, and there are as many as there are cannon-bit, martingales, and cavessons for young colts.
  • For many horses the best bit to use in the field is a plain snaffle, with very large rings, so that the bit cannot be pulled through the horse’s mouth. The bridle should have a cavesson, instead of the usual noseband.

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