bozal

a muzzle; device to stop an animal from biting; a noseband, usually on a horse bridle or halter; a bozal or bossale

From bozo (“muzzle”) + -al, from Medieval Latin *buccĕus (“relating or belonging to the mouth”). See bucca for more.

wild, untamed; (of a black slave) recently-arrived (in a colony), having been born in Africa; ignorant, simpleminded

From bozo (“muzzle”) + -al, from Medieval Latin *buccĕus (“relating or belonging to the mouth”). See bucca for more.