bridoon

American  

[brahy-doon, bri-] / braɪˈdun, brɪ- /

noun

1. a snaffle when used with a curb on a full bridle.

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bridoon British  

/ brɪˈduːn /

noun

1. a horse's bit: a small snaffle used in double bridles

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Etymology

Origin of bridoon

1745–55; < French, Middle French bridon, equivalent to bride bridle ( bride ² ) + -on noun suffix

Example Sentences

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.

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Hang both reins over your left arm just as they would rest on the neck of the horse, the curb rein underneath, the bridoon rein above.

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Have your curb-bit sufficiently powerful, if not high in the port, at any rate long in the cheek, your bridoon as thick as your saddler can be induced to send it.

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The modifications incident to mounting and dismounting a horse equipped with the double snaffle or bit and bridoon are indicated in pars.

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Sit as far back as ever you can, and, if Oriental courtesy have put an English bit and bridoon in a mouth by education intended for a spiked curb, leave the whole contraption alone.

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