单词 | bearing rein |
释义 | > as lemmasbearing rein bearing rein n. a short rein passing from the bit of a carriage horse to the pad of its harness via the bridle headpiece, intended to keep the horse's head up and its neck arched; (also figurative) a check or restraint.The use of bearing reins has long been considered detrimental to horses' welfare. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping or management of horses > horse-gear > [noun] > reins rein1297 bridle reina1382 bridea1425 linkc1450 leading-rein1483 quinsell1598 bearing rein1790 bridoon rein1795 check-reina1809 ribbon1813 ribands1815 bit-rein1833 check-piece1833 nose-rein1844 lines1852 reinage1863 check1868 overdraw1870 single line1875 overcheck1963 1790 Whitehall Evening Post 28–30 Sept. As soon as the bearing-rein was loosened, the bridle..slipped off. 1839 S. Smith Wks. (1859) I. Pref. 8 Lord Grey had not then taken off the bearing-rein from the English people. 1877 A. Sewell Black Beauty xlvi. 231 A great many gentlemen do not use bearing reins now; our carriage horses have not worn them for fifteen years, and work with much less fatigue than those who have them. 2007 M2 PressWIRE (Nexis) 8 June The use of bearing reins (straps that prevent a horse stretching or lowering its head) can stop the animal breathing properly and looking from side to side. < as lemmas |
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