bridle iron

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bridle iron - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Bridle iron \Bri"dle i`ron\ (Arch.)
     A strong flat bar of iron, so bent as to support, as in a
     stirrup, one end of a floor timber, etc., where no sufficient
     bearing can be had; -- called also stirrup and hanger.
     [1913 Webster]