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checkrein definition

check·rein (-rān′)

noun

a rein usually running from the bit to the saddle, used to keep a horse from lowering its head

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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