witch's bridle

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A scold's bridle.
    — [It, unlike] witch's bridles, iron gags and thumbscrews, was first used in 1565. Tall, black, menacing, it was indisputably what a guillotine should be.
  2. A witch's stirrup (tangle in a horse's mane).
    — "We've got some oats, and after I dry him off and rub him down, I'll take a currycomb to him and get those witch's bridles out of his coat. When you finish, Skye, I'll give you a hot meal." Krissy took Fargo's hand and gave it a promissory squeeze.

词形变化

witch's bridles plural
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