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

A hackamore with a piece of halter rope attached to it hung across the upper bar.

From The Mucker by Burroughs, Edgar Rice

At the corral the animals wearily tossed their heads, low hung with exhaustion, seeking to shift the sticky clutch of head-stall or hackamore, while their riders dismounted and quickly removed saddle and riding gear.

From The Ramblin' Kid by Bowman, Earl Wayland

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

I didn't have to say no more, for I had a hackamore on Mike's attention right there, and he quit climbin' the "G" string and put up his box.

From Laughing Bill Hyde and Other Stories by Beach, Rex Ellingwood