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  • 1harness — [n] gear for controlling an animal belt, equipment, strap, tack, tackle, trappings; concept 496 harness [v] rein in; control accouter, apply, bind, bridle, channel, check, cinch, collar, constrain, couple, curb, domesticate, employ, equip,… …

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  • 2harness — harnesser, n. harnessless, adj. harnesslike, adj. /hahr nis/, n. 1. the combination of straps, bands, and other parts forming the working gear of a draft animal. Cf. yoke1 (def. 1). 2. (on a loom) the frame containing heddles through which the… …

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  • 3harness — har|ness1 [ˈha:nıs US ˈha:r ] n [U and C] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: herneis bags, equipment ] 1.) a set of leather bands used to control a horse or to attach it to a vehicle it is pulling ↑harness, ↑rope 2.) a set of bands used to… …

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  • 4harness — {{11}}harness (n.) c.1300, personal fighting equipment, body armor, also armor or trappings of a war horse, from O.Fr. harnois arms, equipment; harness; male genitalia; tackle; household equipment, of uncertain origin, perhaps from O.N. *hernest… …

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  • 5harness — I. noun Etymology: Middle English herneis baggage, gear, from Anglo French harneis, herneis, probably from Old Norse *hernest, from herr army + nest provisions Date: 14th century 1. a. the gear other than a yoke of a draft animal b. gear,… …

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  • 6harness — har|ness1 [ harnəs ] noun count a set of strong leather bands used for fastening around an animal such as a horse so that it can pull a vehicle a. a set of strong bands of leather, cloth, or rope used for fastening someone in a particular place… …

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  • 7harness — 1. noun a horse s harness Syn: tack, tackle, equipment; trappings; yoke; archaic equipage 2. verb 1) he harnessed his horse Syn: hitch up, put in harness, yoke, couple 2) attempts to harness solar energy …

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  • 8harness — I UK [ˈhɑː(r)nɪs] / US [ˈhɑrnəs] noun [countable] Word forms harness : singular harness plural harnesses a) a set of strong leather bands used for fastening around an animal such as a horse so that it can pull a vehicle b) a set of strong bands… …

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  • 9harness — 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… …

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  • 10harness — 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.… …

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