Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples
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Word:
bridle
IPA transcription: [bɹ'aɪdəl]
noun
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
bridle
Meaning:
headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control
Usage examples
Oh, that I could learn to bridle my unlucky tongue!
Whenever you need me, only come here and shake the bridle, and I'll come to you.'
I hung as close as keepsake locket On maiden breast--but from its socket He wrenched my bridle arm,
She was standing on the porch drawing on her gauntlets when Chip returned, leading Concho by the bridle.
Then it came to a sudden halt, and the prince at once got down and flung the bridle on his horse's neck.
Robert would come spurring after her and seize her bridle just as she was turning in at Sir John's gates.
So Remsen trotted down the bridle paths, enjoying himself hugely, so few real pleasures do ten-millionaires have.
Descend, Miss, and let me try your horse;--and your page, whom everybody thinks so much of, bid him come and hold my bridle."
These consisted in taking hold of the bridle, and giving the old mare a kick; that caused her to start instantaneously to her feet.
The negro had caught him, on the outside plain, as, with the bridle trailing among his feet, he was instinctively straying towards the hacienda.