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UK
/mˈɑːtɪŋɡˌeɪl/
]
[ US /ˈmɑɹtɪˌŋeɪɫ/ ]
[ US /ˈmɑɹtɪˌŋeɪɫ/ ]
NOUN
- spar under the bowsprit of a sailboat
- a harness strap that connects the nose piece to the girth; prevents the horse from throwing back its head
How To Use martingale In A Sentence
- The existence of equivalent martingale measures was proved by Harrison and Kreps.
- Caught in such a trend, living a life that matches the pace and the cost of change becomes a gamble on martingale terms - the stakes are doubled after every loss.
- The Martingale system involves doubling your bet after each loss. Many players try it and have initial success.
- By the beginning years of the 19th century the dolphin-striker and martingale were invented, which provided a permanent truss but interfered with the spritsail, which became obsolete.
- Ezra had a cot for Emaline in a room where he kept a gathering of old saddles, blankets, bridles, lariats, spurs, halters and harnesses, hackamores and martingales, short-handled quirts, a pair of the long black bullwhips they had used when he and Eli were freighting with ox teams in South Dakota with their father, Eb Paint. Come Again No More
- Other safety items are available that can be attached to reins, stirrups and martingales, as well as fluorescent saddlecloths and exercise rugs.
- The martingale is that piece of leather going from the chinstrap of the bridle to either the chest strap or the bellyband.
- a hard puller, who goes along with his mouth open and is so headstrong that he will not slacken speed when required, is an ordinary double bridle, a cavesson nose-band and a standing martingale. The Horsewoman A Practical Guide to Side-Saddle Riding, 2nd. Ed.
- As a baseline, all horses will go in a snaffle bridle with no martingale.
- No matter what the game, losing streaks come as surely as nightfall, and sooner or later every gambler discovers the martingale.