body harness
1body harness — noun : the part of a horse s harness worn on or hanging down from the trunk and hindquarters and including saddle, bellybands, crupper, and breeching …
2harness — ► NOUN 1) a set of straps and fittings by which a horse or other draught animal is fastened to a cart, plough, etc. and is controlled by its driver. 2) a similar arrangement of straps, as for fastening a parachute to a person s body or for… …
3Harness racing in Australia — is administered by [http://www.harness.org.au/hra.cfm Harness Racing Australia (HRA)] (formerly known as the Australian Harness Racing Council), with each State’s Principal Racing Authority agreeing to abide by, and to enforce the… …
4harness — [[t]hɑ͟ː(r)nɪs[/t]] harnesses, harnessing, harnessed 1) VERB If you harness something such as an emotion or natural source of energy, you bring it under your control and use it. [V n] ...the movement s ability to harness the anger of all… …
5harness racing — ➡ racing * * * Horse racing sport. In harness racing, Standardbred horses are harnessed to lightweight, two wheeled, bodiless (seat only) vehicles known as sulkies. The sport s origins date to ancient chariot races. Today two types of horses are… …
6harness — harnesser, n. harnessless, adj. harnesslike, adj. /hahr nis/, n. 1. the combination of straps, bands, and other parts forming the working gear of a draft animal. Cf. yoke1 (def. 1). 2. (on a loom) the frame containing heddles through which the… …
7harness — {{11}}harness (n.) c.1300, personal fighting equipment, body armor, also armor or trappings of a war horse, from O.Fr. harnois arms, equipment; harness; male genitalia; tackle; household equipment, of uncertain origin, perhaps from O.N. *hernest… …
8harness — har|ness1 [ harnəs ] noun count a set of strong leather bands used for fastening around an animal such as a horse so that it can pull a vehicle a. a set of strong bands of leather, cloth, or rope used for fastening someone in a particular place… …
9harness — I UK [ˈhɑː(r)nɪs] / US [ˈhɑrnəs] noun [countable] Word forms harness : singular harness plural harnesses a) a set of strong leather bands used for fastening around an animal such as a horse so that it can pull a vehicle b) a set of strong bands… …
10harness — noun 1》 a set of straps and fittings by which a horse or other draught animal is fastened to a cart, plough, etc. and is controlled by its driver. 2》 a similar arrangement of straps, as for fastening a parachute to a person s body or for… …
