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Rein   /reɪn/   Listen
Rein

noun
1.
One of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse.
2.
Any means of control.
verb
(past & past part. reined; pres. part. reining)
1.
Control and direct with or as if by reins.  Synonyms: draw rein, harness, rein in.
2.
Stop or slow up one's horse or oneself by or as if by pulling the reins.  Synonym: rein in.
3.
Stop or check by or as if by a pull at the reins.  Synonym: rein in.
4.
Keep in check.  Synonyms: harness, rule.



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"Rein" Quotes from Famous Books



... see us take to flight, so on observing our determined attitude they pulled rein. They stopped and watched us for some time; and then, apparently considering that the risk they would run of certainly losing two of their number, if not more, was not worth the object to be attained, they wheeled round and galloped off in the direction ...
— In the Rocky Mountains - A Tale of Adventure • W. H. G. Kingston
... washed off the dashboard and wheels. After that he fumbled along a dusty beam to find a bottle of oil with which he touched up the harness. But when all was done he shook his head. The buggy was hopeless. Nevertheless, when he climbed in and slapped Jinny's flank with the newly oiled rein he was careful to sit in the middle of the seat to make the springs truer, and he avoided the mud-puddles on the road up to the Stuffed Animal House. There were a good many puddles, for it had rained the day before. To-day the clouds had gathered up behind the hills into white domes, but ...
— The Awakening of Helena Richie • Margaret Deland
... o'clock exactly he drew rein again at Lamington. He was at once admitted, and was conducted to a room where the mistress of the house was sitting, and where beside her stood a very tall and powerfully built young man, with a singularly handsome face ...
— In Freedom's Cause • G. A. Henty
... in his mightiest hour A bauble held the pride of power, Spurned at the sordid lust of pelf, And served his Albion for herself; Who, when the frantic crowd amain Strained at subjection's bursting rein, O'er their wild mood full conquest gained, The pride he would not crush restrained, Showed their fierce zeal a worthier cause, And brought the freeman's arm to aid the ...
— Lyra Heroica - A Book of Verse for Boys • Various
... summed it all up in these words: "Vanity of vanities; all is vanity." He was rich and wise; he was a mighty king, and had great honors; but he lacked that good conscience that comes from a life well spent. He had not held back his heart from the enjoyment of any pleasure. He had given free rein to his desires. He had lived a life of ease and luxury. He had but to speak, and he was obeyed. But, alas! when he looked back, there was nothing in the scene to give him pleasure. It was only "vanity and ...
— Heart Talks • Charles Wesley Naylor


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