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HACKAMORE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hackamore mean? 

HACKAMORE (noun)
  The noun HACKAMORE has 1 sense:

1. rope or canvas headgear for a horse, with a rope for leadingplay

  Familiarity information: HACKAMORE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HACKAMORE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Rope or canvas headgear for a horse, with a rope for leading

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

hackamore; halter

Hypernyms ("hackamore" is a kind of...):

headgear (stable gear consisting of any part of a harness that fits about the horse's head)

Holonyms ("hackamore" is a part of...):

harness (stable gear consisting of an arrangement of leather straps fitted to a draft animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart)


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