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   har·ness

   /ˈhärnəs/

   noun

   • 1. a set of straps and fittings by which a horse or other draft animal is fastened to a cart, plow, etc. and is controlled by its driver.
   • ▪ an arrangement of straps for fastening something to a person's body, such as a parachute, or for restraining a young child.

   verb

   • 1. put a harness on (a horse or other draft animal): "how to groom a horse and harness it" Similar hitch upput something in harnesssaddleyokecoupleOpposite unhitch
   • ▪ attach a draft animal to (something) by a harness: "the horse was harnessed to two long shafts"
   • 2. control and make use of (natural resources), especially to produce energy: "attempts to harness solar energy" Similar controlexploitutilizeusemake use ofput to userender usefulmake productiveturn to good accountchannelmobilizeemployapplycapitalize onOpposite underuse

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French harneis ‘military equipment’, from Old Norse, from herr ‘army’ + nest ‘provisions’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. harnesser noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

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   • A

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