checkrein

English

Etymology

check +‎ rein

Noun

checkrein (plural checkreins)

  1. A strap used to keep horses' heads high, fashionable in Victorian England but painful and damaging to a horse's neck.

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • checkrein ligament
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