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harness
noun (harnesses )
1 a set of leather straps used to attach a cart to a horse, and to control the horse's movements.
2 a similar set of straps for attaching to a person's body, eg to hold a child who is just learning to walk.
3 weaving the part of a loom that raises and lowers the warp threads.
4 the wiring system of a car, etc when built separately for installing as a unit.
verb (harnesses , harnessed , harnessing )
1 to put a harness on (a horse, person, etc).
2 (usu harness something to something) to attach a draught animal to a cart, etc.
3 to control (resources, especially natural ones) so as to make use of the potential energy or power they contain.
[13c: from French herneis equipment]
harnesser noun .
in harness occupied with one's daily work or routine.
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