hack·a·more (h k  -môr , -m r)n. A rope or rawhide halter with a wide band that can be lowered over a horse's eyes, used in breaking horses to a bridle. [Alteration of Spanish jáquima, halter, from Old Spanish xaquima, from Arabic  ak ma, bit of a bridle, from akama, to bridle; see  km in Semitic roots.] |
hackamore [ˈhækəˌmɔː]
n
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Training, Riding & Manège) US and NZ a rope or rawhide halter used for unbroken foals
[by folk etymology from Spanish jáquima headstall, from Old Spanish xaquima, from Arabic shaqīmah]
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| Noun | 1. |  hackamore - rope or canvas headgear for a horse, with a rope for leadingharness - 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 headgear - stable gear consisting of any part of a harness that fits about the horse's head |
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