cheek strap
(of a bridle) one of two straps passing over the cheeks of the horse and connecting the crown piece with the bit or noseband.
- Also called cheekpiece.
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How to use cheek strap in a sentence
He caught the cheek strap of the bridle, and motioned us away as we would have helped him at the horse's head.
The Way of a Man | Emerson HoughGrasping the cheek strap of the little horse's bridle, Marta began to lead him slowly around and around.
The Spell of the White Sturgeon | James Arthur KjelgaardThe nose and cheek strap worn by the woman and the trail-wrappings about her head allowed only a pair of black eyes to be seen.
Love of Life | Jack LondonHe fastened the cheek-strap very carefully, and got all the pieces of harness on and buckled.
At the Back of the North Wind | Elizabeth Lewis and George MacDonaldBanion caught at a cheek strap as he saw Woodhull's act, and the horse was the safer for an instant.
The Covered Wagon | Emerson Hough
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