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A short rein looped over the check hook to prevent a horse from lowering his head; -- called also a bearing rein.

the check hook or the hames to keep the horse's head up; -- called in the United States a checkrein.

s for checks upon a bank. -- Check hook, a hook on the saddle of a harness, over which a checkrein is looped. -- Check list, a list or catalogue by which things may be verified, or on which they may be checked. -- Check nut (Mech.), a secondary nut, screwing down upon the primary nut to secure it. Knight. -- Check…