Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A person skilled in managing reins or driving.

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  • noun horseriding A (male) jockey, especially in harness racing

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Examples

  • The old man sat pale and ashy, but driving like the born reinsman that he was.

    The Bishop of Cottontown A Story of the Southern Cotton Mills John Trotwood Moore

  • Always his own reinsman, the Minister's fast tandem driving and the stiffly upright "tiger" behind him, for several years were one of the sights of the city.

    A belle of the fifties : memoirs of Mrs. Clay, of Alabama, covering social and political life in Washington and the South, 1853-66, 1905

  • Scott was known to be the best reinsman and the most expert driver on the whole line of the road.

    The Life of Hon William F Cody Cody, William F 1879

  • Mr Shinn, whose nephew is Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Blake Shinn, and who is backed by top racing identities such as champion reinsman Chris Lewis, said his problems started within months of being employed in April 2008 as a senior harness racing steward.

    NEWS.com.au | Top Stories 2011

  • Mr Shinn, whose nephew is Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Blake Shinn, and who is backed by top racing identities such as champion reinsman Chris Lewis, said his problems started within months of being employed in April 2008 as a senior harness racing steward.

    NEWS.com.au | Top Stories 2011

  • The 20-year-old reinsman will be back in the race bike for Monday's test, steering the filly from Post 2.

    Standardbred Canada Brittney Mayotte 2010

  • McIntosh will hand the lines over to regular reinsman Randy Waples on Monday and the

    Standardbred Canada Brittney Mayotte 2010

  • McIntosh will hand the lines over to regular reinsman Randy Waples on Monday and the

    Feature Stories 2010

  • The former top local reinsman guided 7/1 shot Georgia Song to victory in the day's seventh race - a CAN$60,000 allowance contest over five furlongs.

    TrinidadExpress Today's News 2010

  • Besher, himself an adept reinsman on the hunt field, likes Tom McCarthy's General Quarters as a "sentimental favorite," Friesan Fire as the sensible play over the sloppy track.

    unknown title 2009

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