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cheeker

cheeker noun: a rubber ring that holds the bit high in the horse's mouth.

Noun

cheeker (plural cheekers)

  1. (horse-riding) A rubber ring that holds the bit high in the horse's mouth.
    • The Australian cheeker is used in conjunction with a snaffle on hardpulling horses.1999, Carloyn Henderson, Snaffles
  2. (historical, obsolete, rare) A butcher who specifically processes cheek meat.
    • Then there is a "cheeker" which takes the meat off the cheek.1915, Walter Barlow Stevens, Missouri the center state: 1821-1915, page 608
    • Cheekers cut or trim the cheek meat from heads.1922, Wages and Hours of Labor in the Slaughtering and Meat-packing Industry, United States Bureau of Labor Statistics

Forms of cheeker

pluralcheekers

Origin of cheeker

From cheek + -er.

Questions about cheeker

What does cheeker mean?
Cheeker means a rubber ring that holds the bit high in the horse's mouth.
What part of speech is cheeker?
Cheeker is a noun.
What is the plural of cheeker?
The plural of cheeker is cheekers.

Words near cheeker in the dictionary

  1. cheeked it through
  2. cheeked up
  3. cheeked up to
  4. cheekee
  5. cheekees
  6. cheeker
  7. cheekers
  8. cheekes
  9. cheekful
  10. cheekfuls
  11. cheekguard

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