- (n.) The strap of a bridle, fastened to the curb or snaffle on each side, by which the rider or driver governs the horse.
- (v.t.) To restrain; to control; to check.
- (v.i.) To be guided by reins.
- (v.t.) To govern or direct with the reins; as, to rein a horse one way or another.
- (n.) Hence, an instrument or means of curbing, restraining or governing; government; restraint.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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