Checkrein

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Checkrein \Check"rein`\, n.
     1. A short rein looped over the check hook to prevent a horse
        from lowering his head; -- called also a {bearing rein}.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A branch rein connecting the driving rein of one horse of


        a span or pair with the bit of the other horse.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  checkrein
       n : a rein designed to keep the horse's head in the desired
           position [syn: {bearing rein}]