hackamore

American  

[hak-uh-mawr, -mohr] / ˈhæk əˌmɔr, -ˌmoʊr /

noun

1. a simple looped bridle, by means of which controlling pressure is exerted on the nose of a horse, used chiefly in breaking colts.

2. Western U.S. any of several forms of halter used especially for breaking horses.

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hackamore British  

/ ˈhækəˌmɔː /

noun

1. a rope or rawhide halter used for unbroken foals

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Etymology

Origin of hackamore

1840–50, alteration (by folk etymology) of Spanish jáquima headstall < Arabic shaqīmah

Example Sentences

So Williams plans to stop calling a rope a rawhide riata and not use words like hackamore, tapaderas and cinch ring.

From Time Magazine Archive

So he confined himself to a light hackamore alone.

From Bull Hunter by Brand, Max

We'd ketch 'im up, hackamore 'im up, saddle 'im up and get on 'im and let 'im go.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Texas Narratives, Part 1 by Work Projects Administration

One puts a weanling on a rope halter, accustoms him to the feel of the hackamore, of being with men.

From Rebel Spurs by Norton, Andre

The big blue leaned back, crouching on his haunches as the man put on the hackamore.

From The Settling of the Sage by Evarts, Hal G. (Hal George)