eggbutt

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noun

On a snaffle with a T-shaped mouthpiece, the egg-shaped side ring that connects to it.

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Meanings

nouneggbutt (plural eggbutts)

plural eggbutts

  1. equestrianismOn a snaffle with a T-shaped mouthpiece, the egg-shaped side ring that connects to it.

    The dee cheek and the eggbutt developed, in that order, from the cheek snaffle.

    1963, Elwyn Hartley Edwards, Saddlery; Modern Equipment for Horse and Stable
    3 more examples

    After a time he decided that Sinbad needed lunging, and an eggbutt snaffle with a drop noseband.

    1956, Christine Pullein-Thompson, The First Rosette

    Eggbutt snaffle: A snaffle with special hinges to the rings designed to avoid pinching the horse’s lips

    1972, Michael Brander, The Complete Guide to Horsemanship

    Since the eggbutt rings are fixed they cannot pinch the side of the face or lips.

    1995, Vanessa Britton, The Complete Tack Guide

Origin

Compound of egg + butt, as in having an egg-shaped end.

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