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Reins
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n. pl.) The kidneys; also, the region of the kidneys; the loins.
(2):
(n. pl.) The inward impulses; the affections and passions; - so called because formerly supposed to have their seat in the part of the body where the kidneys are.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Reins'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/r/reins.html. 1828.