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nouncheckrein (plural checkreins)
plural checkreins · alternative check-rein
- A strap used to keep horses' heads high, fashionable in Victorian England but painful and damaging to horses' necks.
Synonyms: bearing rein
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nounA strap used to keep horses' heads high, fashionable in Victorian England but painful and damaging to horses' necks.
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APA
checkrein. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/checkrein
MLA
“checkrein.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/checkrein. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “checkrein,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/checkrein.
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