neck-rein
[ nek-reyn ]
/ ˈnɛkˌreɪn /
verb (used with object)
to guide or direct (a horse) with the pressure of a rein on the opposite side of the neck from the direction in which the rider wishes to travel.
verb (used without object)
(of a horse) to respond to such pressure from a rein by going in the desired direction.
Nearby words
neck, neck and neck, neck cord, neck of the woods, neck sweetbread, neck-rein, neckar, neckband, neckcloth, necked, necker
Origin of neck-rein
First recorded in 1925–30
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