terret
Americannoun
noun
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either of the two metal rings on a harness saddle through which the reins are passed
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the ring on a dog's collar for attaching the lead
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
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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
And by him that spake only as a philosopher, and natural man, it was well said, Pompa mortis magis terret, quam mors ipsa.
From The Essays of Francis Bacon by Bacon, Francis
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
"Falsus honor juvat, et mendax infamia terret Quem nisi mendosum et mendacem?"
From The Essays of Montaigne — Complete by Montaigne, Michel de
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)
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