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terret
[ ter-it ]
noun
- one of the round loops or rings on the saddle of a harness, through which the driving reins pass.
terret
/ ˈtɛrɪt /
noun
- either of the two metal rings on a harness saddle through which the reins are passed
- the ring on a dog's collar for attaching the lead
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of terret1
C15: variant of toret, from Old French, diminutive of tor loop; see tour
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Example Sentences
And by him that spake only as a philosopher and natural man, it was well said, Pompa mortis magis terret quam mors ipsa.
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Terret, ter′et, n. one of the two round loops or rings on a pad-tree, through which the driving reins pass.
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Hence the necessity of the wooden tree of a saddle, and even of a terret-pad to bridge the ridge.
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Remove the reins from the pad terret or trace tug and allow them to fall to the ground.
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Pompa mortis magis terret quam mors ipsa—The solemnity associated with death awes us more than death itself.
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