bridoon
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of bridoon
1745–55; < French, Middle French bridon, equivalent to bride bridle ( see bride 2) + -on noun suffix
Example Sentences
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In bygone days, when a family tree was a ticket of admission to the National and most spectators knew a martingale from a bridoon, harness and saddle horses held the audiences spellbound.
From Time Magazine Archive
Anyone who knows a martingale from a bridoon knows that show jumpers are seldom good mounts for the hunting field, that not one steeplechaser in 100 is fit to enter a show ring.
From Time Magazine Archive
Inspection of recruits on the bridoon, and of the Second Ride Second Class shortly before Christmas.
From Cavalry in Future Wars by Goldman, Charles Sydney
But the English saddle and a bit and bridoon bridle, such as you have, are the simplest, and meet most wants, providing they fit the back and mouth.
From Patroclus and Penelope A Chat in the Saddle by Dodge, Theodore Ayrault
Two men, wearing black cloaks, would lead the horse by means of new handkerchiefs passed through the bridoon rings of its bridle, handkerchiefs which would become their perquisites and memento mori.
From Snake and Sword A Novel by Wren, Percival Christopher
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