cantlet

Example Sentences

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Equally apparent is the caparison of their horses; these carrying cavalry saddles, with peaks and cantles brass mounted.

From The Lone Ranche by Reid, Mayne

Only a portion of them chanced to have their blankets strapped upon the cantles of their saddles.

From The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse by Reid, Mayne

Or, we have had Australia, New Zealand, the Cape of Good Hope; coral isles, strongholds, fortresses, islands here, and great slices and cantles of continent there.

From As We Are and As We May Be by Besant, Walter, Sir

They wore big brass spurs with tremendous rowels, and the cantles of their saddles were high and brass-bound.

From The Stowmarket Mystery Or, A Legacy of Hate by Tracy, Louis

For while the taming of a mustang is something which a man may undertake whenever the mood of him impels, the somewhat bulky packages tied behind the high cantles could mean nothing save a journey.

From The Gringos by Fischer, Anton Otto