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terret

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ter⋅ret

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

Origin:
1480–90; earlier teret, unexplained var. of ME toret < MF, OF tor ring (see tour ) + -et -et
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ter·ret   (těr'ĭt)   
n.  

  1. One of the metal rings on a harness through which the reins pass.

  2. A ring on an animal's collar, used for attaching a leash.


[Middle English teret, variant of toret, from Old French, diminutive of tour, tor, a round; see tour.]
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