rein up

rein up
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To fit reins on

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"Well," said York, "if they come here, they must wear the bearing rein. I prefer a loose rein myself, and his lordship is always very reasonable about horses; but my lady—that's another thing, she will have style; and if her carriage horses are not reined up tight, she wouldn't look at them.

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Submitted on July 07, 2010

Additional definitions for 'rein up':

rein up	To stop, to halt riding a horse by pulling on the reins.
rein up	To stop, to cause to come to a halt.

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