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cavesson
[ kav-uh-suhn ]
noun
- the noseband of a bridle or a halter.
cavesson
/ ˈkævɪsən /
noun
- a kind of hard noseband, used (esp formerly) in breaking a horse in
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Origin of cavesson1
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Origin of cavesson1
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Example Sentences
The bridle should have a cavesson, instead of the usual noseband.
The first step in breaking-in is to give some lessons on the cavesson.
Later on, when a cavesson is adopted, it must be most carefully fitted to the colts head.
Then, at the end of each lesson on the cavesson, that instrument should be replaced by a light snaffle-bridle.
If it be not ridden sufficiently, it should be longed on the cavesson rein, or turned into a paddock.
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