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Webster 1913 Edition
Checkrein
Check′reinˊ
,Noun.
1.
A short rein looped over the check hook to prevent a horse from lowering his head; – called also a
bearing rein
. 2.
A branch rein connecting the driving rein of one horse of a span or pair with the bit of the other horse.
Definition 2024
checkrein
checkrein
English
Noun
checkrein (plural checkreins)
- A strap used to keep horses' heads high, fashionable in Victorian England but painful and damaging to a horse's neck.
Synonyms
Derived terms
- checkrein ligament