neck-rein
[ nek-reyn ]
/ ˈnɛkˌreɪn /
verb (used with object)
to guide or direct (a horse) with the pressure of a rein on the opposite side of the neck from the direction in which the rider wishes to travel.
verb (used without object)
(of a horse) to respond to such pressure from a rein by going in the desired direction.
Origin of neck-rein
First recorded in 1925–30
Words nearby neck-rein
neck,
neck and neck,
neck cord,
neck of the woods,
neck sweetbread,
neck-rein,
neckar,
neckband,
neckcloth,
necked,
necker