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verb

Rein v. t. (past & past part. reined; pres. part. reining)

To govern or direct with the reins; as, to rein a horse one way or another. "He mounts and reins his horse."

To restrain; to control; to check. "Being once chafed, he can not Be reined again to temperance."

To rein in or To rein up,

(a)

to check the speed of, or cause to stop, by drawing the reins. Hence,

(a)

to cause (a person) to slow down or cease some activity; to rein in is used commonly of superiors in a chain of command, ordering a subordinate to moderate or cease some activity deemed excessive.

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"Rein in" Quotes from Famous Books

... the folk-tale have been given by writers. One might refer to the standards given by Wilman in his Pedagogische Vortraege and those mentioned by William Rein in Das Erste Schuljahr. We have seen here that the fairy tale must contain the child's interests and it must be able to stand the test of a true classic. It must stand the test of literature in its appeal to emotion and to imagination, ...

— A Study of Fairy Tales • Laura F. Kready

... minutes before twelve o'clock three Indians were seen coming down the valley on horseback. They were riding at a leisurely pace, and it was exactly the hour when they drew rein in front of Tom and his companion. Jerry had already unloaded his pony and had laid out the contents of the pack. First he proceeded to examine the two ponies, to make sure that they were the ...

— In The Heart Of The Rockies • G. A. Henty

... rider is accustomed to it he will travel farther, and with less fatigue than by what is termed the English method. M. de Fitte however thinks differently from his countrymen in that respect. It is also considered that in both our riding and driving we rein in our horses far too much, the consequence being that the animal, accustomed to be held up by the rider or driver, depends upon it, as what is called his fifth leg, and if there be any negligence in thus sustaining him, he immediately trips and often comes to the ground; whereas the horse ...

— How to Enjoy Paris in 1842 • F. Herve

... last plantation, we draw rein in a village of small wooden cottages,—the quarters of the field hands,—and receive from the proprietor, a personal friend of my friends, the kindest welcome. At his house we change clothing and prepare for ...

— Two Years in the French West Indies • Lafcadio Hearn

... in on Bert as if he had made up his mind to carry out his threat of slapping him over. But every time he did so a sturdy, broad-shouldered figure, with a face that looked wonderfully like Don Gordon's, seemed to come between him and the unconscious object of his pursuit, and then Bob would rein in his horse and let Bert get farther ahead of him. Presently Bob came to a road running at right angles with the one he was following, and there he stopped, for he saw Lester Brigham approaching at a full gallop. The latter was by ...

— The Boy Trapper • Harry Castlemon

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