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View synonyms for headstall

headstall

[ hed-stawl ]

noun

  1. that part of a bridle or halter that encompasses the head of an animal.


headstall

/ ˈhɛdˌstɔːl /

noun

  1. another word (esp US) for head collar
“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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Word History and Origins

Origin of headstall1

First recorded in 1425–75, headstall is from the late Middle English word hedstall. See head, stall 1
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Example Sentences

It must have been the headstall which, dragging along the bottom, had so opportunely anchored him.

An example of the headstall worn by an Ass belonging to a wealthy man may be seen in the illustration.

He is seated on a milkwhite horse with long flowing crimson tail, richly caparisoned, with golden headstall.

The reins and headstall were of crimson silk, covered with chains of silver gilt.

Of silver also were his heavy spurs, the pommel of his saddle, his stirrups, and the headstall of his bridle.

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