harness
/ˈhɑɹ.nəs/ noun B1- A restraint or support, especially one consisting of a loop or network of rope or straps, and especially one worn by a working animal such as a horse pulling a carriage or farm implement.
- A collection of wires or cables bundled and routed according to their function: a wiring harness.
- The complete dress, especially in a military sense, of a man or a horse; armour in general.
- The part of a loom comprising the heddles, with their means of support and motion, by which the threads of the warp are alternately raised and depressed for the passage of the shuttle.
- Equipment for any kind of labour.
- A software framework. · test harness
- A system designed to manage the use of AI agents, specifically in software development. · harness engineering
Plural harnesses
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“He’s gone to harness the sorrel mare to go to Carmody for the doctor,” said Anne, who was hurrying on hood and jacket.
Well, well, I’ve always worked pretty hard and I’d rather drop in harness.”
“Bring that beast to me, for I have a mind to harness him like a horse, and make him work.”
With Dorothy hard at work, the Witch thought she would go into the courtyard and harness the Cowardly Lion like a horse; it would amuse her, she was sure, to make him draw her chariot whenever she wished to go to drive.
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