checkrein
checkrein · checkreins
A strap used to keep horses' heads high, fashionable in Victorian England but painful…A strap used to keep horses' heads high, fashionable in Victorian England but painful and damaging to horses' necks.
Meaning
1 sensesA strap used to keep horses' heads high, fashionable in Victorian England but painful and damaging to horses' necks.
More definitions
- a rein designed to keep the horse's head in the desired position
Origin
From check + rein.From check + rein.
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Forms
plural: checkreinsSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a rein designed to keep the horse's head in the desired position:bearing rein