Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [nek reyn]
- /nɛk reɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [nek reyn]
- /nɛk reɪn/
Definitions of neck-rein word
- verb with object neck-rein to guide or direct (a horse) with the pressure of a rein on the opposite side of the neck from the direction in which the rider wishes to travel. 1
- verb without object neck-rein (of a horse) to respond to such pressure from a rein by going in the desired direction. 1
- intransitive verb neck-rein to go to the right if the left rein is lightly pressed against the neck or to the left if the right rein is so pressed 0
- verb transitive neck-rein to guide (a horse) by such pressure of the reins 0
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Origin of neck-rein
First appearance:
before 1925 One of the 11% newest English words
First recorded in 1925-30
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Neck-rein
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
neck-rein popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
See also
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