Anna Karenina vocabulary

20 horse related terms (carriages, anatomy, breeds, tack)

20 [equestrian] words
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saddle-girth

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Definition:
a strap wrapped around a horse's belly to secure a saddle or load.

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He would have said that Ivan had pulled the saddle-girth up too high,

Leo Tolstoy. Anna Karenina (1878)
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he was seen coming bending forward upon his horse, belabouring it with great blows, the girths dripping with blood.

Gustave Flaubert. Madame Bovary
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Murtagh bent to pick up the saddle. He heaved it up and secured the girth with what seemed like one effortless motion.

Diana Gabaldon. Outlander (1991)
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Wilbarger abruptly dismounted and automatically loosened his horse’s girth a notch or two to give him an easier breath.

Larry McMurtry. Lonesome Dove (1985)
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