checkrein

 [chek-reyn]  

check·rein

   [chek-reyn]
noun
1.
a short rein passing from the bit to the saddle of a harness, to prevent the horse from lowering its head. Compare overcheck (def. 2), sidecheck.
2.
a short rein joining the bit of one of a span of horses to the driving rein of the other.
Origin:
1800–10; check1 + rein
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checkrein (ˈtʃɛkˌreɪn)
 
—n
the usual US word for bearing rein

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