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harness

/ˈhɑɹ.nəs/

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What does harness mean?

noun

  1. A restraint or support, especially one consisting of a loop or network of rope or straps, and especially one worn by a working animal such as a horse pulling a carriage or farm implement.
  2. A collection of wires or cables bundled and routed according to their function: a wiring harness.
  3. The part of a loom comprising the heddles, with their means of support and motion, by which the threads of the warp are alternately raised and depressed for the passage of the shuttle.
More meanings (7)

noun

  1. Equipment for any kind of labour.
  2. A software framework.
  3. A system designed to manage the use of AI agents, specifically in software development.
  4. (dated) The complete dress, especially in a military sense, of a man or a horse; armour in general.

verb

  1. To place a harness on something; to tie up or restrain.
  2. To capture, control or put to use.
  3. To equip with armour.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈhɑɹ.nəs/

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It was like a horse that no one knows how to break to harness, that runs wild and kicks things to pieces.
Willa CatherO Pioneers!Project Gutenberg ebook #24
There were as many women as men, and each was clothed in the wondrously wrought harness of his station and his house.
Edgar Rice BurroughsThe gods of MarsProject Gutenberg ebook #64
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When she heard that the horses were to go together in double harness, she burst forth into an immoderate fit of laughter.
George MacDonaldAt the Back of the North WindProject Gutenberg ebook #225
Unless your hames fit your collar well, you are sure to have trouble with your harness, and your mule will work badly.
Harvey RileyThe Mule: A Treatise on the Breeding, Training, and Uses to Which He May Be PutProject Gutenberg ebook #10878
These discharges may become deposited upon the feed troughs, mangers, stalls, harness, buckets, watering troughs, drinking fountains and attendants' hands and clothing.
Robert Alexander CraigCommon Diseases of Farm AnimalsProject Gutenberg ebook #8502