靷 [yǐn]
(名)
1. 引车前进的皮带,一端套在车上,一端套在牲口胸前。
(A leather strap for pulling a cart, one end tied to the cart and the other end tied to the animal's chest.)
2. 古同“紖”,牛鼻绳。
(An ancient term synonymous with '紖', referring to a bull's nose ring.)
例:我两靷将绝。
(Example: The two of us are bound by the leather straps.)
又如:靷环 (游环,即服马背上的皮环)。
(Also: 船靷 (yǐn), means the leather ring that goes around a horse's back.)
引:
1. 《说文》:靷,引轴也。
(From "Shuowen": 靷, a pulling axis.)
2. 《释名》:靷,所以引车也。
(From "Shiming": 靷, a device used to pull a cart.)
3. 《周礼·小宰》:丧荒之联事。 注:“属其六紖。”
(From "Zhouli", referring to matters related to funerals, noting: "belonging to the six leather straps.")
4. 《诗·秦风·小戎》:游环胁驱,阴靷鋈续。
(From "Shijing": The touring rings are driven at the side, with the leather straps continuing in the shadows.)