terret

American  

[ter-it] / ˈtɛr ɪt /

noun

1. one of the round loops or rings on the saddle of a harness, through which the driving reins pass.

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terret British  

/ ˈtɛrɪt /

noun

1. either of the two metal rings on a harness saddle through which the reins are passed

2. the ring on a dog's collar for attaching the lead

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Etymology

Origin of terret

1480–90; earlier teret, unexplained variant of Middle English toret < Middle French, Old French tor ring ( see tour) + -et -et

Example Sentences

Only one side of the shafts was supported by the harness, and we did not stop to fasten the hold-back straps, nor to put the lines through the terret, nor tie the hitching strap.

From Twenty Years of Hus'ling by Denslow, W. W. (William Wallace)

Apropos of having the leaders' reins through the top terret, it is supposed to look smarter, but that it is not a very good plan is proved by the aforesaid catastrophe.

From Ladies in the Field: Sketches of Sport by Greville, Beatrice Violet Graham

Summe dator vitae, naturae aeterne magister,   Causarum series quo moderante fluit, Respice quem subiget senium, morbique seniles,   Quem terret vitae meta propinqua suae, Respice inutiliter lapsi quem poenitet aevi;   Recte ut poeniteat, respice, magne parens.

From Dr. Johnson's Works: Life, Poems, and Tales, Volume 1 The Works of Samuel Johnson, Ll.D., in Nine Volumes by Johnson, Samuel

Tonitrua magna terret, Inimicos nostras domat Et peccata nostra delet; Praegnantem cum partu salvat, Ab incendio praeservat, Dona dignis multa confert, A subersione servat, Utque malis mala defert.

From History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom by White, Andrew Dickson

B. Vulnere laesa gravi modo se sublimis in auras Attollit, modo subdit aquis, modo more ferocis Versat apri, quem turba canum circumsona terret.

From Helps to Latin Translation at Sight by Luce, Edmund