tongue-lolling bit

noun

a device attached at the center of the mouthpiece to prevent horse's tongue from protruding from his mouth.

“The tongue-lolling bit was devised to overcome these habits.”

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Meanings

nountongue-lolling bit (plural tongue-lolling bits)

plural tongue-lolling bits

  1. a device attached at the center of the mouthpiece to prevent horse's tongue from protruding from his mouth.

    The tongue-lolling bit was devised to overcome these habits.

    1 more example

    The tendency of the nervous horse to loll his tongue can often be cured by the use of the "tongue-lolling bit."

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APA

tongue-lolling bit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tongue-lolling%20bit

MLA

“tongue-lolling bit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tongue-lolling%20bit. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tongue-lolling bit,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tongue-lolling%20bit.

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