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Hudson's Bay harness 
a kind of harness for carrying heavy loads, drawing on a tracking line, etc., consisting of a leather strap that is broad at the middle and tapers at both ends, the broad band being placed around the forehead (or chest) and the two ends attached to the pack or other load.
See also: tumpline (and picture)
- 1922 The hardy voyageur of the paddle and tumpline, or "Hudson's Bay harness" as it is termed in York boat parlance.
- 1941 [Sept.] Hudson's Bay Harness--[is] A sarcastic allusion to the portage strap.
- 1922 The hardy voyageur of the paddle and tumpline, or "Hudson's Bay harness" as it is termed in York boat parlance.