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HARNESS (from O. Fr. harneis or harnois; the ultimate origin is obscure; the See also: body See also: armour of a soldier, including the trappings of the See also: horse; now the general See also: term for the gear of an animal used for draft purposes, traces, See also: collar, bridle, girth, breeching, &c
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It is usually not applied to the saddle or bridle of a See also: riding animal
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The word, in its See also: original meaning of tackle or working apparatus, is still found in See also: weaving, for the mechanism which shifts the warp-threads to See also: form the " See also: shed," and in See also: bell-See also: hanging, for the apparatus by which a large bell is hung
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The New See also: English See also: Dictionary quotes an early use of the word for the lines, See also: rod and hooks of an See also: angler (Fysshing with an Angle, c
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