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   rein

   /reɪn/

   noun

   • 1. a long, narrow strap attached at one end to a horse's bit, typically used in pairs to guide or check a horse in riding or driving.
   • ▪ a pair of straps used to restrain a young child: "some of the children wore leather baby reins"
   • ▪ the power to direct and control: "a new chairperson will soon take over the reins"

   verb

   • 1. check or guide (a horse) by pulling on its reins: "he reined in his horse and waited for her"
   • ▪ keep under control; restrain: "with an effort, she reined back her impatience"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French rene, based on Latin retinere ‘retain’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. reinless adjective

   Scrabble Points: 4

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