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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

마구

Pronunciation / Transliteration: magu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Harness/ˈhɑːr.nɪs/
nounverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #3400 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"말에게 마구를 채우다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A set of straps and fittings by which a horse or other animal is fastened to a cart, plow, etc., and is controlled.

    "The farmer adjusted the leather harness on the horse."
As verb
  1. 1

    Control and make use of (natural resources), especially to produce energy.

    "Attempts are being made to harness solar energy for domestic use."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Middle English 'harness', from Old French 'harnois' (armor, gear), of uncertain ultimate origin, possibly from Old Norse. Historically used for military equipment and knightly armor, the meaning later shifted to working gear for draft animals, and eventually to straps and belts used for securing people or extracting natural power.

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