Rein , v. i. To be guided by reins. [R.]
Shak.
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.
He mounts and reins his horse.
Chapman. 2. To restrain; to control; to check.
Being once
chafed, he can not
Be reined again to temperance.
Shak. To rein in
or rein up, to check the speed of, or cause to stop, by drawing the reins.
Rein (r?n), n. [F. rêne, fr. (assumed) LL. retina,
fr. L. retinere to hold back. See Retain.]
1. The strap of a bridle, fastened to the curb or snaffle on each side, by
which the rider or driver governs the horse.
This knight laid hold upon his reyne.
Chaucer. 2. Hence, an instrument or means of curbing, restraining, or governing; government;
restraint. "Let their eyes rove without rein."
Milton.
To give
rein, To give the rein
to, to give license to; to leave
withouut restrain. -- To take the reins, to take the guidance or government; to assume control.
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