meaning of rein
1. The strap of a bridle, fastened to the curb or snaffle on each side, by which the rider or driver governs the horse.
2. Hence, an instrument or means of curbing, restraining, or governing; government; restraint.
3. To govern or direct with the reins; as, to rein a horse one way or another.
4. To restrain; to control; to check.
5. To be guided by reins.
6. one of a pair of long straps usually connected to the bit or the headpiece used to control a horse
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