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ébrillade

noun
ébril·​lade | \ ¦ābrē¦yäd\
plural -s

Definition of ébrillade

: a checking of a horse by means of jerking one rein when he refuses to turn

History and Etymology for ébrillade

obsolete French ébrillade, esbrillade, from Italian sbrigliata, from sbrigliare to jerk the rein, unbridle, from s- (from Latin ex-) + -brigliare, from briglia bridle, probably of Germanic origin; akin to Old English brigdils bridle, Old High German brittil rein

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