Pelham
(ˈpɛləm)
[From the surname Pelham.]
In full, Pelham bit, a form of bit combining the snaffle and the curb in one. So Pelham bridle.
| 1849 Youatt Horse 190 If the curb-bit is in fault, a snaffle or Pelham-bit should be used. 1851 ‘Cecil’ Stud Farm 139 The Pelham..is a species of hybrid between a curb and a snaffle. 1875 G. J. Whyte-Melville Riding Recoll. iii. (1879) 48 A light-mouthed horse steered by a good rider, will cross a country safely and satisfactorily in a Pelham bridle. 1894 G. Armatage The Horse vi. 87 The Pelham..is a curb⁓bit with a joint in the middle, instead of a port. It forms a double-rein bridle. |