Bridle, horse bit; pliers, pincers, tongs. Also variously sapačanpáwas, šapačanpáwas. [NE sapakanpúus; NP /nkéˀnikeˀs/ ‘bridle, rein’; /h´m̓pay̓ayn/ ‘bridle, bit’.]
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