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Definition of 'rein'English
Etymology 1
(etyl) reyne, from (etyl) resne (Modern French .
Noun
( en-noun)
A strap or rope attached to the bridle or bit, used to control a horse, animal or young child.
(figurative) An instrument or means of curbing, restraining, or governing.
* Milton
- Let their eyes rove without rein .
Verb
( en-verb)
To direct or stop a horse by using reins.
* Chapman
- He mounts and reins his horse.
To restrain; to control; to check.
* Shakespeare
- Being once chafed, he cannot / Be reined again to temperance.
Derived terms
* rein in
Derived terms
* free rein
* hold the reins
* keep a tight rein on
( rel-mid3)
* draw rein
* rein back
* rein in
( rel-mid3)
* rein up
* take the reins
( rel-bottom)
Etymology 2
From (etyl) reines, (etyl) reins, and their source, (etyl) .
Noun
( en-noun)
A kidney.
*, II.12:
*:a man subject to these like imaginations.
*1611 , (King James Bible), :
*:He hath caused the arrows of his quiver to enter into my reins .
The inward impulses; the affections and passions, formerly supposed to be located in the area of the kidneys.
*Bible, Proverbs xxiii. 16
*:My reins rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.
*Bible, Revelations ii. 23
*:I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts.
Similar to 'rein'rain, run, ran, rin, ruin, ren, rayon, rowan, rann, roun, reen, roan, roon, roin, raion, rowen, rewin, rewon, reyn, rhein
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