ProbableNamed for a product of the place
kimblewick
noun · first attested 20th century
A Buckinghamshire hamlet gave its name to a bit and then lost control of the spelling.
A horse bit with short shanks, D-shaped rings, and a curb chain, used with a single rein.
Buckinghamshire·United Kingdom
51.7667°N -0.8000°W · Q23229
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- Relationship
- Named for a product of the place
- Confidence
- ProbableThe conventional story is likely, with caveats.
- Attested
- 20th century
- Part of speech
- noun
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Buckinghamshire
- In English
kimblewick
The bit is said to have been first made at Kimblewick, a hamlet near Great and Little Kimble in Buckinghamshire. American makers usually spell it Kimberwicke or Kimberwick, which has cut the name loose from the place. Its curb action is mild because the shanks have a short purchase arm and no lower lever.
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