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noun
A strap used to keep horses' heads high, fashionable in Victorian England but painful and damaging to horses' necks.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a rein designed to keep the horse's head in the desired position
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: bearing rein
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: rein
History
From check + rein.
