He'd had to put a kicking strap on him because they were just breaking him to drive single, but he had never offered to kick.
Of course he was in no danger, not with a good kicking strap, new harness, and buggy.
2Sailing A rope lanyard fixed to a boom to prevent it from rising.
〔航海〕（防止张帆杆上升从而使帆逐渐收拢的）绞收索
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We are getting much better at rigging the damn boat, although we generally forget the kicking strap until we are out on the water.
She doesn't seem to have twigged that if I've been sailing since I was six, mostly in a Wayfarer, I've had to dodge quite a few booms and guillotine-like kicking straps (a vang for my American readers, if I have any).
Definition of kicking strap in US English:
kicking strap
noun
A strap used to prevent a horse from kicking.
（防止马踢人的）兜带
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Of course he was in no danger, not with a good kicking strap, new harness, and buggy.
He'd had to put a kicking strap on him because they were just breaking him to drive single, but he had never offered to kick.