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Definition of Bridoons
1. bridoon [n] - See also: bridoon
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bridoons
Literary usage of Bridoons
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Robertson Court Martial: Authentic Report of the Trial (by Court Martial by Arthur Masterson Robertson (1862)
"He said that the officers were riding with bridoons on the occasion ; and he ...
were riding with bridoons at the time. l shall dispose .if this hereafter. ..."
2. Selections from Calcutta Gazettes: Showing the Political and Social by Walter Scott Seton-Karr (1865)
"... neat demy peak saddles, with solid leather skirts, neatly creased doe skin
seats, &c., silver plated Portsmouth bits and bridoons, with plated buckles, ..."
3. Highways and Horses by Athol Maudslay (1888)
"This includes martingales or bridoons and loin-straps ; but as bridoons are only
used for bearing-reins, I do not think them necessary, ..."
4. Operations Carried on at the Pyramids of Gizeh in 1837: With an Account of a by Richard William Howard-Vyse (1842)
"... and their traces were fastened to a large swing-bar at the end of the pole;
the horses were driven with bridoons, or with bits without curbs. ..."
5. The Diary and Correspondence of Charles Abbot, Lord Colchester, Speaker of by Charles Abbot, Charles Abbot Colchester (1861)
"... and that in the left holster; the right for a handkerchief or anything else;
chain bridoons; hone collar and coat-case well cleaned and whitened. ..."
6. Cavalry: Its History, Management, and Uses in War by Jean Roemer (1863)
"... horses so nimble is that they are bitted only with bridoons; and thus they
breathe more freely, and pasture at the shortest halt without ..."
7. The Lady's Equestrian Manual: In which the Principles and Practice of (1854)
"Considering these in the same order, we may first notice the practice of the
army, who always ride with bits and bridoons. The bit or curb rein is placed ..."
8. Around the Kremlin: Or, Pictures of Life in Moscow by George T. Lowth (1868)
"... his two hands being held out in front of him with the reins twisted round
them, and these held tight, their bits being plain large bridoons. ..."
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