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MARTINGALE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does martingale mean?
• MARTINGALE (noun)
The noun MARTINGALE has 2 senses:
1. a harness strap that connects the nose piece to the girth; prevents the horse from throwing back its head
2. spar under the bowsprit of a sailboat
Familiarity information: MARTINGALE used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A harness strap that connects the nose piece to the girth; prevents the horse from throwing back its head
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("martingale" is a kind of...):
saddlery; stable gear; tack (gear for a horse)
Holonyms ("martingale" 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)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Spar under the bowsprit of a sailboat
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
dolphin striker; martingale
Hypernyms ("martingale" is a kind of...):
spar (a stout rounded pole of wood or metal used to support rigging)
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