reining
present participle of rein
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Source: Wiktionary
Rein (rn), n. Etym: [F. rĂŞne, 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.
Rein, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reined (rnd); 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, v. i.
Definition: To be guided by reins. [R.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 November 2024
(noun) a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked; “she said her son thought Hillary was a bitch”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
