Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Bridoon

Bridoon ({not transcribed}) , noun

[French bridon, from bride; of German origin. See Bridle, n.]

(Military) The snaffle and rein of a military bridle, which acts independently of the bit, at the pleasure of the rider. It is used in connection with a curb bit, which has its own rein. — Campbell