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checkrein

noun

Etymology

From check + rein.

  1. derived from retineō — “hold back”
  2. derived from retina
  3. derived from resne
  4. inherited from rein
  5. compounded as checkrein — “check + rein”

Definitions

  1. A strap used to keep horses' heads high, fashionable in Victorian England but painful and…

    A strap used to keep horses' heads high, fashionable in Victorian England but painful and damaging to horses' necks.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA