Hypertext Webster Gateway: "checkrein"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Checkrein \Check"rein`\, n.
1. A short rein looped over the check hook to prevent a horse
from lowering his head; -- called also a {bearing rein}.
2. A branch rein connecting the driving rein of one horse of
a span or pair with the bit of the other horse.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
checkrein
n : a rein designed to keep the horse's head in the desired
position [syn: {bearing rein}]
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