DCHP-1 Online

forehead strap

• 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  

  • 1820  (1838)  She carried this . . . by means of a forehead strap . . . .
  • 1913  Then, he took the light pack from the little sledge, fastened the forehead straps around it, and tucked Jean in its place.