Definition of "bridoon" []

• A type of snaffle bit, with small rings, usually used on a double bridle in conjunction with a curb bit. (noun)

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• "It was the custom, after having unsaddled one's mount, to pass a hasty oil-rag over bit and bridoon and stirrups, and then to fall to upon the grooming of the horse."
• "Back to the horse, to be again assailed by Number Two for not having obeyed the order about the bridoon and stirrup-irons."
• "'What the ----' (any competent person who knows barrack life can fill in the blank) 'do you mean by letting your bridoon and stirrup-irons lie rusting here?"