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Rein

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(1):

(n.) The strap of a bridle, fastened to the curb or snaffle on each side, by which the rider or driver governs the horse.

(2):

(n.) Hence, an instrument or means of curbing, restraining, or governing; government; restraint.

(3):

(v. i.) To be guided by reins.

(4):

(v. t.) To restrain; to control; to check.

(5):

(v. t.) To govern or direct with the reins; as, to rein a horse one way or another.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Rein'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​r/rein.html. 1828.
 
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