set of straps and fittings worn for work-positioning when climbing trees (see climbing saddle).
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
harness (noun)1.
a) the gear other than a yoke of a draft animal
b) - gear equipment , especially military equipment for a horse or man
2.
a) occupational surroundings or routine - get back into harness after a vacation
b) close association - ability to work in harness with others R. P. Brooks
3.
a) something that resembles a harness (as in holding or fastening something) - a parachute harness
b) prefabricated wiring with insulation and terminals ready to be attached
4.
a part of a loom which holds and controls the heddles
transitive verb
1.
a) to put a harness on
b) to attach by means of a harness
2.
to tie together - yoke
3.
- utilize harness the computer's potential
harness (Wikipedia)
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A harness is a looped restraint or support. Specifically, it may refer to one of the following harness types:
- Bondage harness
- Child harness
- Climbing harness
- Pet harness
- Five-point harness
- Horse harness
- Parrot harness
- Safety harness
- Windsurfing harness
- The backpack straps of a breathing apparatus
Harness may also refer to:
- Cable harness
- Test harness, in software testing
- Harness racing, horse racing
- Loom harness, a component of a loom
- Harness, a type of clinch in grappling
- Harness, Arkansas, a ghost town
- Full harness restraints, a combination of handcuffs on a belly chain and leg irons linked with a connector chain for transporting inmates)
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