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harnessing

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Harnessing (noun) means the straps and equipment used to fit a harness onto an animal. Example: “The stable keeps spare harnessing for each of the horses.”

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The straps and equipment used to fit a harness onto an animal.
"All this, along with the carriages and harnessings of the horses, was temporarily housed in the armoury on the east side of one of the inner quadrangles." — Mervyn Peake, Gormenghast (1950)
"The stable keeps spare harnessing for each of the horses."

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In plain EnglishThe gear itself, or the act of putting a harness on.

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What does “harnessing” mean?
The word “harnessing” means the straps and equipment used to fit a harness onto an animal. In plain terms, the gear itself, or the act of putting a harness on.
How do you use “harnessing” in a sentence?
Here is “harnessing” used in a sentence: “The stable keeps spare harnessing for each of the horses.”
What part of speech is “harnessing”?
“Harnessing” is a noun.
What is the meaning of harnessing?
"harnessing" (noun) means the straps and equipment used to fit a harness onto an animal.