Reining

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

  Rein \Rein\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reined} (r?nd); p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Reining}.]
     1. To govern or direct with the reins; as, to rein a horse
        one way or another.
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              He mounts and reins his horse.        --Chapman.
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     2. To restrain; to control; to check.
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              Being once chafed, he can not
              Be reined again to temperance.        --Shak.
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     {To rein in} or {To rein up},
        (a) to check the speed of, or cause to stop, by drawing
            the reins. Hence,
        (a) to cause (a person) to slow down or cease some
            activity; -- to rein in is used commonly of superiors
            in a chain of command, ordering a subordinate to
            moderate or cease some activity deemed excessive.
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