English Explanatory Dictionary

checkrein

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A strap used to keep horses' heads high, fashionable in Victorian England but painful and damaging to horses' necks.

Word forms

checkrein checkreins check-rein

Etymology

From check + rein.

Synonyms

bearing rein

Derived words

checkrein ligament
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