三懸さんがい

noun

headstall, martingale, and crupper (as a set)

Specialized equestrian term referring to the three connected pieces of horse tack: the headstall (面繋), martingale (胸繋), and crupper (尻繋). Rare outside historical or technical contexts.

See also: 面繋 · 鞅 · 鞦

• 古ふるい馬ば具ぐの図ず録ろくには、三さん懸がいの各かく部ぶの名めい称しょうが記しるされている。

  In old horse tack catalogs, the names of each part of the sangai are recorded.