checkrein

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From check +‎ rein.

Noun

checkrein (plural checkreins)

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

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • checkrein ligament
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