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SNAFFLE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-05-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Sports Equipment and Accessories
- Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- snaffle bit
1, record 1, English, snaffle%20bit
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- snaffle 2, record 1, English, snaffle
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A bit consisting of a single mouthpiece, jointed or not. 1, record 1, English, - snaffle%20bit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Single reins are attached to a snaffle, a bit that acts on the corner of the horse's mouth and tends to raise its head. 3, record 1, English, - snaffle%20bit
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Équipement et accessoires de sport
- Courses hippiques et sports équestres
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mors de filet
1, record 1, French, mors%20de%20filet
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- filet 2, record 1, French, filet
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Mors] avec une embouchure, rigide ou articulée, aux extrémités de laquelle sont fixés des anneaux. 1, record 1, French, - mors%20de%20filet
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le filet est l'embouchure la plus simple, il n'agit que sur la commissure des lèvres. 3, record 1, French, - mors%20de%20filet
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Equipo y accesorios deportivos
- Carreras de caballos y deportes ecuestres
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- filete
1, record 1, Spanish, filete
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-09-02
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- snaffle bridle
1, record 2, English, snaffle%20bridle
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- snaffle 2, record 2, English, snaffle
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A bridle with any snaffle bit attached. 3, record 2, English, - snaffle%20bridle
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Sometimes referred to simply as a "snaffle". 4, record 2, English, - snaffle%20bridle
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Courses hippiques et sports équestres
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- filet
1, record 2, French, filet
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- bridon 2, record 2, French, bridon
correct, masculine noun
- bride à filet 3, record 2, French, bride%20%C3%A0%20filet
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Harnais de tête utilisé pour le cheval, composé du mors de filet, des montants, de la têtière, du frontal, de la sous-gorge et des rênes. (Il est équipé le plus souvent d'une muserolle). 4, record 2, French, - filet
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plus spécifiquement, se dit aussi d'un mors articulé dépourvu de branche ou de gourmette. 5, record 2, French, - filet
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Carreras de caballos y deportes ecuestres
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- bridón
1, record 2, Spanish, brid%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- brida de filete 2, record 2, Spanish, brida%20de%20filete
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Brida pequeña que se pone a los caballos por si falta la grande. 3, record 2, Spanish, - brid%C3%B3n
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