harnessing

H4A1R1N1E1S1S1I1N1G2

noun

The materials used to harness an animal.

Less commonScrabble 14

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of harness
nounharnessing (plural harnessings)

plural harnessings

  1. The materials used to harness an animal.

    All this, along with the carriages and harnessings of the horses, was temporarily housed in the armoury on the east side of one of the inner quadrangles.

    1950, Mervyn Peake, Gormenghast

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APA

harnessing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/harnessing

MLA

“harnessing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/harnessing. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “harnessing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/harnessing.

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