bearing rein

American  

noun

1. checkrein.

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bearing rein British  

noun

1. Usual US word: checkrein.  a rein from the bit to the saddle, designed to keep the horse's head in the desired position

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Etymology

Origin of bearing rein

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

Look at them, how they come along,—no bearing reins, no blinkers.

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When my father thought he had enough of standing still, he went up to him with a handful of sweet hay, let down the bearing rein, and had the wheels of the wagon released.

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He let the breath slowly free, checked, curbed, the bearing rein upon it all the way.

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He was the one with the bearing rein and the white martingale.

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Day by day, hole by hole, our bearing reins were shortened, and instead of looking forward with pleasure to having my harness put on, as I used to do, I began to dread it.

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