noun
a snaffle when used with a curb on a full bridle.
Origin:
1745–55; < French, Middle French bridon, equivalent to bride bridle (see bride2) + -on noun suffix
1745–55; < French, Middle French bridon, equivalent to bride bridle (see bride2) + -on noun suffix
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| —n | |
| a horse's bit: a small snaffle used in double bridles | |
| [C18: from French bridon, from bride bridle; compare Middle English bride] | |
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