Wiktionary
n. 1 A blanket placed underneath the saddle of a horse. 2 (context obsolete slang English) currency in the 1800s consisting of large size notes/bills.
WordNet
n. stable gear consisting of a blanket placed under the saddle [syn: saddle blanket, saddlecloth]
Wikipedia
A horse blanket or rug is a blanket or animal coat intended for keeping a horse or other equine warm or otherwise protected from wind or other elements. They are tailored to fit around a horse's body from chest to rump, with straps crossing underneath the belly to secure the blanket yet allowing the horse to move about freely. Most have one or two straps that buckle in front, but a few designs have a closed front and must be slipped over a horse's head. Some designs also have small straps that loop lightly around the horse's hind legs to prevent the blanket from slipping sideways.
A horse blanket, also known as a horse rug (UK), is a type of coat or blanket that covers almost the entire body of a horse. The term may also refer to:
- Saddle blanket, the type of blanket used to protect a horse's back from a saddle
- "Horse blankets, a slang term for the very large pre-1929 US Dollar bills
Usage examples of "horse blanket".
Using the wadded corner of the horse blanket, I levered up the lid of the kettle and eased the black stuff inside.
Rafe sank down beside her on the horse blanket that would serve as her bedroll, and she shifted away from his alluring body heat.
She had fallen fast asleep, bundled up in the roughest horse blanket, her hooded head resting against the smooth belly of a basalt boulder.
Assisted by sleepy-eyed Pendrill and the stableboy, Tennetty had already bridled Carrot and slipped a horse blanket onto the chestnut mare's back.
After that, he rolled her in his horse blanket every night when he went to sleep, and tied ropes around her top and bottom so she was bound up as tight as a babe in swaddling clothes.