checkrein

[ chek-reyn ]
/ ˈtʃɛkˌreɪn /

noun

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.
a short rein joining the bit of one of a span of horses to the driving rein of the other.

Origin of checkrein

First recorded in 1800–10; check1 + rein

Words nearby checkrein

checkoff, checkout, checkpoint, checkpoint charlie, checkrail, checkrein, checkroom, checkrow, checks and balances, checkup, checkweighman

British Dictionary definitions for checkrein

checkrein
/ (ˈtʃɛkˌreɪn) /

noun

the usual US word for bearing rein