Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A clip or clasp on the dashboard of a carriage, to hold the reins when the driver has alighted.

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Examples

  • AL NATH, or NATH γ _Aurigæ_, and β _Tauri_, "the heel of the rein-holder," the "butter" _i. e._ the "horn."

    A Field Book of the Stars William Tyler Olcott 1904

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