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To adorn with trapping; to array. [Obs.] Shall your horse be attrapped . . . more richly Holland.

A broken gait of a horse, between an amble and a gallop; -- commonly called a Canterbury gallop.

An officer of the king's stables whose duty it was to provide oats for the horses. [Obs.]

A work horse, or working ox. [Obs. or Dial. Eng.]

xial line (Magnetism), the line taken by the magnetic force in passing from one pole of a horseshoe magnet to the other. Faraday.

f the body which corresponds most nearly to such part of a human being; as, the back of a horse, fish, or lobster.

The band which passes over the back of a horse and holds up the shafts of a carriage.

To give a portion of food and drink to, upon the road; as, to bait horses. Holland.

To stop abruptly and stand still obstinately; to jib; to stop short; to swerve; as, the horse balks.

Apt to balk; as, a balky horse.

A large pill, a form in which medicine is commonly given to horses; a bolus. White.

A leap of a horse, as between two pillars, or upon a straight line, so that when his four feet are in the air, he shows only the shoes of his hind feet, without jerking out.

company of persons united in any common design, especially a body of armed men. Troops of horsemen with his bands of foot. Shak.

countries, upon the wrist or ankle; a ring bracelet. Bangle ear, a loose hanging ear of a horse, like that of a spaniel.

The space between the tusks and grinders in the upper jaw of a horse, in which the bit is placed.

he mucous membrane, which mark the opening of the submaxillary glands under the tongue in horses and cattle. The name is mostly applied when the barbs are inflamed and swollen. [Written also barbel and barble.]

The countries on the north coast of Africa from Egypt to the Atlantic. Hence: A Barbary horse; a barb. [Obs.] Also, a kind of pigeon. Barbary ape (Zoöl.), an ape (Macacus innus) of north Africa and Gibraltar Rock, being the only monkey inhabiting Europe. It is very commonly trained by showmen.

Accoutered with defensive armor; -- said of a horse. See Barded ( which is the proper form.) Sir W. Raleigh.

Barbs or paps under the tongued of horses and cattle. See 1st Barb, 3.

A piece of defensive (or, sometimes, ornamental) armor for a horse's neck, breast, and flanks; a barb. [Often in the pl.]