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tongue-lolling bit

tongue-lolling bit noun: a device attached at the center of the mouthpiece to prevent horse's tongue from protruding from his mouth.

Noun

tongue-lolling bit (plural tongue-lolling bits)

  1. a device attached at the center of the mouthpiece to prevent horse's tongue from protruding from his mouth.
    • The tongue-lolling bit was devised to overcome these habits.
    • The tendency of the nervous horse to loll his tongue can often be cured by the use of the "tongue-lolling bit."

Forms of tongue-lolling bit

pluraltongue-lolling bits

Questions about tongue-lolling bit

What does tongue-lolling bit mean?
Tongue-lolling bit means a device attached at the center of the mouthpiece to prevent horse's tongue from protruding from his mouth.
What part of speech is tongue-lolling bit?
Tongue-lolling bit is a noun.
What is the plural of tongue-lolling bit?
The plural of tongue-lolling bit is tongue-lolling bits.

Words near tongue-lolling bit in the dictionary

  1. tongue-lashed
  2. tongue-lashes
  3. tongue-lashing
  4. tongue-lashings
  5. tongue-lolling
  6. tongue-lolling bit
  7. tongue-lolling bits
  8. tongue-pad
  9. tongue-pads
  10. tongue-punch
  11. tongue-punched

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