eggbutt

English

Snaffle with eggbutt rings.

Etymology

Compound of egg +‎ butt, as in having an egg-shaped end.

Noun

eggbutt (plural eggbutts)

  1. (equestrianism) On a snaffle with a T-shaped mouthpiece, the egg-shaped side ring that connects to it.
    • 1956, Christine Pullein-Thompson, The First Rosette‎[1]:
      After a time he decided that Sinbad needed lunging, and an eggbutt snaffle with a drop noseband.
    • 1963, Elwyn Hartley Edwards, Saddlery; Modern Equipment for Horse and Stable‎[2]:
      The dee cheek and the eggbutt developed, in that order, from the cheek snaffle.
    • 1972, Michael Brander, The Complete Guide to Horsemanship‎[3]:
      Eggbutt snaffle: A snaffle with special hinges to the rings designed to avoid pinching the horse’s lips
    • 1995, Vanessa Britton, The Complete Tack Guide‎[4]:
      Since the eggbutt rings are fixed they cannot pinch the side of the face or lips.

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