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checkrein

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check⋅rein

  [chek-reyn]
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–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; check 1 + rein
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check·rein   (chěk'rān')   
n.  

  1. A short rein that extends from a horse's bit to the saddle to keep the horse from lowering its head.

  2. A rein joining the bit of one of a span of horses to the driving rein of the other horse.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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