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Many early video terminals and dot-matrix printers rendered the vertical bar character as the allograph broken bar ¦. This may have been to distinguish the character from the lower-case 'L' and the upper-case ' I ' on these limited-resolution devices, and to make a vertical line of them look more like a horizontal line of dashes.
A double bridle, also called a full bridle or Weymouth bridle, [1] is a bridle that has two bits and four reins (sometimes called "double reins"). One bit is the bradoon (or bridoon ), is a modified snaffle bit that is smaller in diameter and has smaller bit rings than a traditional snaffle, and it is adjusted so that it sits above and in front ...
Corner bridle joint T-bridle joint. A bridle joint is a woodworking joint, similar to a mortise and tenon, in that a tenon is cut on the end of one member and a mortise is cut into the other to accept it. [1] The distinguishing feature is that the tenon and the mortise are cut to the full width of the tenon member.
A hunt seat style English bridle Western show bridle. A bridle is a piece of equipment used to direct a horse. As defined in the Oxford English Dictionary, the "bridle" includes both the headstall that holds a bit that goes in the mouth of a horse, and the reins that are attached to the bit. It provides additional control and communication ...
Jointed mouthpiece: applies pressure to the tongue, lips, and bars with a "nutcracker" action. This is the most common mouthpiece found on a snaffle. [1]: 55 Straight mouthpiece: A straight bar with no curve. Several bit designs use a straight bar where the bit can be flipped over, thus using either the smooth bar side or a twisted bar.
A cross-under bitless bridle. A bitless bridle is a general term describing a wide range of headgear for horses or other animals that controls the animal without using a bit. Direction control may also be via a noseband or cavesson, if one is used. The term hackamore is the most historically accurate word for most common forms of bitless headgear.
The Scold's Bridle is the title of a novel by Minette Walters, where a scold's bridle is a key element in the plot. In Brimstone (2016) actress Carice van Houten is wearing a scold's bridle in some scenes. In Three Men in a Boat (1889), the iron scold's bridle at Walton Church in Walton on Thames, Surrey, is mentioned as a local item of ...
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