[hawrs-kol-er] 
Slang.| 1. | (esp. in baseball) a score of zero. |
| 2. | to prevent (an opposing baseball team or batter) from scoring or making a base hit. |
horse collar
device of leather, or leather and metal, encircling a horse's neck, to which traces are attached, used to hitch the animal to a wagon or plow. A Dutch collar consists of a broad band across the chest and a narrow band over the withers; traces are attached to the broad band. A hames collar is heavily padded; iron projections (hames) at its top contain eyepieces for the traces.
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