Each of two curved pieces of wood or metal placed over, fastened to, or forming, the collar of a draught horse.
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Speaker: See, here's the different- here's the different attachment th-- ah, this is called a collar and hames. Interviewer: Uh-huh. Speaker: And this is called the Dutch-c-- or, the breast collar. Interviewer: Hm. Speaker: Goes around under his neck, there, and- and this strap holded it up from falling down under his feet. |
Each of two curved pieces of wood or metal placed over, fastened to, or forming, the collar of a draught horse. |
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First thing you put on was the collar. And then you put the hames, throw them over their back and buckle the hames on, belly-band, surcingle or two between the legs- front legs and the belly-band went through it and you buckled. |
Each of two curved pieces of wood or metal placed over, fastened to, or forming, the collar of a draught horse. |
Example | Meaning |
Interviewer:And what did the driver hold? Speaker: Their lines. Interviewer: Mm-hm. Ah do you know the names of- the name of any of the other pieces of the- of the harness? Speaker: Harness- there was a collar, and um- and ah, hames, the hames were attached to the- to the traces that hitched to the buggy. And then there was the back pad- but I don't know what that's called around. And then um- the tray- ah, no there was ah- another affair attached to the shafts, too. |
Each of two curved pieces of wood or metal placed over, fastened to, or forming, the collar of a draught horse. |