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drew bridle

drew bridle is the simple past of draw bridle.

Meaning of draw bridle

Verb

draw bridle (third-person singular simple present draws bridle, present participle drawing bridle, simple past drew bridle, past participle drawn bridle)

  1. To pull on the reins (of a horse etc.) in order to slow it down or bring it to a stop; hence, to stop, draw up.
    • When he was within a small distance of this inn, which to him seemed a castle, he drew bridle, and stopt Rozinante […].1755, Miguel de Cervantes, translated by Tobias Smollett, Don Quixote, Volume 1, I.2

Questions about drew bridle

What is drew bridle the simple past of?
Drew bridle is the simple past of draw bridle.

Words near drew bridle in the dictionary

  1. drew attention
  2. drew away
  3. drew back
  4. drew blood
  5. drew breath
  6. drew bridle
  7. Drew County
  8. drew cuts
  9. drew down
  10. drew even
  11. drew fire

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