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rein-back

rein-back noun: the two-beat movement in which a horse is asked to back up. The horse picks up and sets down its feet almost in diagonal pairs, and moves straight backwards with the line of the forelegs following those of the hind legs.

Noun

rein-back (plural rein-backs)

  1. The two-beat movement in which a horse is asked to back up. The horse picks up and sets down its feet almost in diagonal pairs, and moves straight backwards with the line of the forelegs following those of the hind legs.

Forms of rein-back

pluralrein-backs
alternative formreinback

Questions about rein-back

What does rein-back mean?
Rein-back means the two-beat movement in which a horse is asked to back up. The horse picks up and sets down its feet almost in diagonal pairs, and moves straight backwards with the line of the forelegs following those of the hind legs.
What part of speech is rein-back?
Rein-back is a noun.
What is the plural of rein-back?
The plural of rein-back is rein-backs.

Words near rein-back in the dictionary

  1. rein holders
  2. rein hook
  3. rein hooks
  4. rein in
  5. rein up
  6. rein-back
  7. rein-backs
  8. Reina Mercedes
  9. Reinard
  10. Reinards
  11. reinaugurate

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