Fiador (tack)
WiktionaryText
Noun
- collar worn by a horse, immediately behind the head, to which a handle, strap, or rope may be attached
- (North America) in some styles of halter and bridle worn by a horse, an optional part similar to a throatlatch
Usage notes
- In the western United States, fiador sometimes is rendered as Theodore, this rhyme reportedly in honor of Theodore Roosevelt.
Noun
- fastener, retainer, toggle, catch
- bondsman, surety, guarantor, bailor, backer
- safety strap (for securing a sword)
- neck collar (on a horse)
- fastening cord (of a cape or cloak), chinstrap
- catch, latch
- lock tumbler
- safety catch, rifle sear
- gutter hook (for fastening a gutter to a building)
- boy’s buttock