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head collar

British  

noun

  1. Also called (esp US): headstall. the part of a bridle that fits round a horse's head

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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She said she was extremely cautious when out walking Dolly, always using a lead and head collar, but worried regularly about another incident.

From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2026

"He had a head collar on but had lost so much weight recently that it must have been lose on him," said Jade.

From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2024

The camel has a head collar - but no bit.

From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2022

The prince, too, looked at the German, turning head, collar and all, towards him and putting up his pince-nez, though without the slightest curiosity.

From The Possessed (The Devils) by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

He invariably kicked three times when he was first mounted—and never afterwards on that particular day; he hated motors moving or stationary; and he was an adept at slipping his head collar and getting loose.

From Servants of the Guns by Jeffery E. Jeffery

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