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- [chek-reyn]
- /ˈtʃɛkˌreɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [chek-reyn]
- /ˈtʃɛkˌreɪn/
Definitions of checkrein word
- noun checkrein a rein usually running from the bit to the saddle, used to keep a horse from lowering its head 3
- noun checkrein a short rein passing from the bit to the saddle of a harness, to prevent the horse from lowering its head. Compare overcheck (def 2), sidecheck. 1
- noun checkrein a short rein joining the bit of one of a span of horses to the driving rein of the other. 1
- noun checkrein A strap used to keep horses' heads high, fashionable in Victorian England but painful and damaging to a horse's neck. 1
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Origin of checkrein
First appearance:
before 1800 One of the 42% newest English words
First recorded in 1800-10; check1 + rein
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Parts of speech for Checkrein
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
checkrein popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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