hackamore

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hackamore

/ˈhækəmɔː/

Where it comes from

Perhaps from Spanish jáquima (“halter”).

noun hackamores

A kind of bridle with no bit. Before they could agree or disagree he’d hauled the horse around by the hackamore and was pounding off up the track.
Similar: jaquima

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noun bridle with no bit

Español	jáquima
Português	xáquima
Français	hackamore
Deutsch	gebisslose Zäumung
Русский	недоу́здок nedoúzdok

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"hackamore." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hackamore. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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hackamore. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hackamore

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"hackamore." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hackamore.

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@misc{hackamore_2026,
  title = {hackamore},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hackamore},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}