in+harness
31harness — 1 noun (C, U) 1 a piece of equipment for controlling a horse, consisting of long pieces of leather held together by metal and worn over the horse s head and shoulders 2 a piece of equipment used to fasten someone in a place or to stop them from… …
32harness — [1] A belt system used with child seats and in cars, consisting of two shoulder belts and two lap belt portions fastened by a central buckle. [2] A bundle of electrical wires. For convenience in handling and for neatness, all wires going to… …
33harness race — noun a horse race between people riding in sulkies behind horses that are trotting or pacing • Syn: ↑harness racing • Hypernyms: ↑horse race * * * noun : a trotting or pacing race between Standardbred horses harnessed to 2 wheeled sulkies * * *… …
34Harness — Recorded as Harnes, Harness, Hiarn, Harines, and possibly others, this is a very interesting surname. Although it can now probably be best described as English at least in the spellings shown, it is of pre 10th century Norse French origins. It… …
35harness — v. (D; tr.) to harness to (to harness horses to a coach) * * * [ hɑːnɪs] (D;tr.) to harness to (to harnesshorses to a coach) (D;tr.) to harness to (to harnesshorses to a coach) …
36harness — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. bridle, traces, hackamore; gear. v. control, utilize; curb, yoke. See domestication, restraint, use. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. tackle, gear, yoke, apparatus, bridle, accoutrements, rigging, fittings.… …
37harness — har•ness [[t]ˈhɑr nɪs[/t]] n. 1) the combination of straps, bands, and other parts forming the working gear of a draft animal Compare yoke 1) 2) tex (on a loom) the frame containing heddles through which the warp threads are drawn 3) her armor… …
38harness horse — noun horse used for pulling vehicles • Hypernyms: ↑horse, ↑Equus caballus • Hyponyms: ↑cob, ↑hackney * * * noun 1. : a horse for racing in harness compare pacer …
39harness — i. An assembly of straps for holding occupants of aircraft to their seats. A harness also connects the pilot’s parachute to the pilot. ii. An assembly of straps worn by a parachutist or employed to suspend a load from a parachute. iii. A system… …
40harness — 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… …
