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Word entry · 4 letters

rein

Best crossword clue

"Horse control strap"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /ɹeɪn/Part of speech verb, nounSorted einrStarts with REnds with N1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. A strap used to guide or control a horse.

Word origin

From Middle English rein, reyne, from Anglo-Norman reyne, resne, from Early Medieval Latin retina, ultimately from Classical Latin retineō (“hold back”), from re- + teneō (“keep, hold”). Compare modern French rêne.

Used in a sentence

  • The government is attempting to keep a rein on rising prices.
  • Let their eyes rove without rein.
  • He mounts and reins his horse.

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