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Definition of Bowline bridle

Bowline bridle
Bridle Bri"dle, n. [OE. bridel, AS. bridel; akin to OHG. britil, brittil, D. breidel, and possibly to E. braid. Cf. Bridoon.] 1. The head gear with which a horse is governed and restrained, consisting of a headstall, a bit, and reins, with other appendages. 2. A restraint; a curb; a check. --I. Watts. 3. (Gun.) The piece in the interior of a gun lock, which holds in place the tumbler, sear, etc. 4. (Naut.) (a) A span of rope, line, or chain made fast as both ends, so that another rope, line, or chain may be attached to its middle. (b) A mooring hawser. Bowline bridle. See under Bowline. Branches of a bridle. See under Branch. Bridle cable (Naut.), a cable which is bent to a bridle. See 4, above. Bridle hand, the hand which holds the bridle in riding; the left hand. Bridle path, Bridle way, a path or way for saddle horses and pack horses, as distinguished from a road for vehicles. Bridle port (Naut.), a porthole or opening in the bow through which hawsers, mooring or bridle cables, etc., are passed. Bridle rein, a rein attached to the bit. Bridle road. (a) Same as Bridle path. --Lowell. (b) A road in a pleasure park reserved for horseback exercise. Bridle track, a bridle path. Scolding bridle. See Branks, 2. Syn: A check; restrain.

Meaning of Bowline bridle from wikipedia

- The bowline (/ˈboʊlɪn/ or /ˈboʊlaɪn/) is an ancient and simple knot used to form a fixed loop at the end of a rope. It has the virtues of being both easy...
- The knot is also said to have been used as an improvised emergency horse bridle when rope was the only material at hand. Its use is described with the central...
- pioneering times. It is used in the production of fine leather belts, hatbands, bridles, dog leads, bullwhips, stockwhips, etc. Other leathers are used for the...
- itself. To extend its spread it was often attached to a bridle and thence to three or four bowline cringles set upon the leech. Clewlines raise the clews...
- Kites often have a bridle and tail to guide the face of the kite so the wind can lift it. Some kite designs do not need a bridle; box kites can have...
- 650. "Johnny Come Down to Hilo" 651. "Whiskey Johnny" 652. "Haul on the Bowline" 653. "Mainsail Haul", "Paddy Lay Back" 654. "Still I Love Him", "The Black...
- "bowl" < Frk *bolla "bowl" < Gmc, cf OE bolla "bowl") bouline "bowline" ( < Eng bowline < Gmc) bouliner boulinette boulinier boulinière bouliner boulinage...
- her port and starboard bows synonymous with bow (singular). bow chaser bowline 1.  A type of knot producing a strong loop of a fixed size, topologically...
- George M. F.; Ainslee, Ben [foreword] (1 May 2011). Boats, Boffins and Bowlines: The Stories of Sailing Inventors and Innovations. Stroud, Gloucestershire:...