headstall

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headstall - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Headstall \Head"stall`\ (-st[add]l`), n.
     That part of a bridle or halter which encompasses the head.
     --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]

headstall - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  headstall
      n 1: the band that is the part of a bridle that fits around a
           horse's head [syn: headstall, headpiece]