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Definition of Checkrein
1. Noun. A rein designed to keep the horse's head in the desired position.
Definition of Checkrein
1. n. A short rein looped over the check hook to prevent a horse from lowering his head; -- called also a bearing rein.
Definition of Checkrein
1. Noun. A strap used to keep horses' heads high, fashionable in Victorian England but painful and damaging to a horse's neck. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Checkrein
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Checkrein
Literary usage of Checkrein
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Brief Course in the Teaching Process by George Drayton Strayer (1911)
"What sort of a checkrein would you use ? Why ? ... A properly fitted harness and
a comfortable checkrein, if any is used, save the strength of the horse. ..."
2. Italy and the Italians by George Boardman Taylor (1898)
"them never wear a checkrein. It is all very well 'to appeal to the sentiment of
kindness, but perhaps a more universal and stronger, though lower, ..."
3. Monthly Consular and Trade Reports by United States Bureau of Manufactures (1907)
"going exception, in bringing about its abolishment. In 1905 the use of the
checkrein was prohibited in the German Emperor's stables, ..."
4. Doings of the Annual Meeting by American Humane Association (1896)
"A moderate side checkrein will sometimes help a horse, keep it from stumbling,
and also prevent a fractious horse from kicking, while blinders keep the lazy ..."
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