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

Last week, WPB and OPA finally decided to snap a checkrein on runaway textile prices.

From Time Magazine Archive

And the news from Europe was a hard checkrein on enthusiasm�the compressed beachhead below Rome, the slow inch-by-inch bitterness of Cassino.

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

The checkrein was tightest on Capital last week, and on all sides rose the cry that Labor should now accept responsibilities commensurate with its new privileges.

From Time Magazine Archive

A short rein looped over the check hook or the hames to keep the horse's head up; Ð called in the United States a checkrein.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah