checkrein

American  

[chek-reyn] / ˈtʃɛkˌreɪn /

noun

1. a short rein passing from the bit to the saddle of a harness, to prevent the horse from lowering its head.

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

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checkrein British  

/ ˈtʃɛkˌreɪn /

noun

1. the usual US word for bearing rein

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Etymology

Origin of checkrein

First recorded in 1800–10; check ¹ + rein

Example Sentences

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checkrein

The Federal Reserve restrictions have been as a checkrein on U. S. international bankers.

From Time Magazine Archive

Gradually and painfully, coached by colleagues and profiting by errors, Oppenheimer learned to put a checkrein on his galloping mind, to raise his voice, and to save, his sarcasms for showoffs and frauds.*

From Time Magazine Archive

At first, WPB expects to keep a checkrein on reconversion, to make sure that civilians get what they need most.

From Time Magazine Archive

Papadopoulos aims to keep a checkrein even on those men he has released.

From Time Magazine Archive

Helena Huntington Smith, who actually wrote and arranged his reminiscences, instead of currying him down and putting a checkrein on him, spurred him in the flanks and told him to swaller his head.

From Guide to Life and Literature of the Southwest, with a Few Observations by Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank)