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gee strings

gee strings is the plural of gee string.

Meaning of gee string

Noun

gee string (plural gee strings)

  1. The right hand or off side rein on a team of horses, mules, bullocks etc
    • a ten-in-hand bull team came down South A street .... The off bull on the "gee" string bowed his glossy neck and champed his bit impatiently,1877 March 29, “Taking a Spin”, in The Daily Leader, Cheyenne, Wyo., page 1
  2. Line or rope connecting dog-team to sled
    • The gee string (rope by which dog team is attached to front of sled) is then unsnappedNovember, 1909, Jack Lee, “A Hunter's Story of the Klondike”, in The Outdoor Life, Denver, Co., page 474
  3. Chin strap of a hat
    • There are a few men that wear their pistols exposed for the same reason that some wear diamond breast pins, or a cowboy hat with a gee-string hanging down the back of his neck.1885 July 23, The St. Johns Herald, St Johns, Arizona, page 2

Questions about gee strings

What is gee strings the plural of?
Gee strings is the plural of gee string.

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