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Definition of REINS

Reins
Reins Reins (r[=a]nz), n. pl. [F. rein, pl. reins, fr. L. ren, pl. renes.] 1. The kidneys; also, the region of the kidneys; the loins. 2. The inward impulses; the affections and passions; -- so called because formerly supposed to have their seat in the part of the body where the kidneys are. My reins rejoice, when thy lips speak right things. --Prov. xxiii. 16. I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts. --Rev. ii. 23. Reins of a vault (Arch.), the parts between the crown and the spring or abutment, including, and having especial reference to, the loading or filling behind the shell of the vault. The reins are to a vault nearly what the haunches are to an arch, and when a vault gives way by thrusting outward, it is because its reins are not sufficiently filled up.

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- In the Reins is a joint EP by Calexico and Iron & Wine, released by Overcoat Recordings on September 13, 2005. Iron & Wine's Sam Beam wrote all of the...
- Reins are items of horse tack used to direct a horse (or other animal) for riding or driving. They are long straps that can be made of leather, nylon...
- No Reins is the ninth studio album by Australian group Little River Band. No Reins was released in May 1986 and peaked at number 85 on the Kent Music...
- Draw reins and running reins are pieces of riding equipment used for training that use the mechanical advantage of a 'single movable pulley' to cause...
- reached #40 on the Billboard 200. Steelheart's second album, Tangled in Reins, was released in 1992, reaching No. 144 on the Billboard charts. The album...
- Citrullus rehmii, commonly known as the Namib melon, is a species of annual melon in the family Cucurbitaceae that is native to the Namib Desert, Namibia...
- The Adriaan Reins Altarpiece is a three-panel 1480 altarpiece, painted by Hans Memling for brother Adriaan Reins of the Old St. John's Hospital in Bruges...
- This equipment includes such items as saddles, stirrups, bridles, halters, reins, bits, and harnesses. Equipping a horse is often referred to as tacking...
- harness (alternative: child tether, walking harness, British English: walking reins) is a safety device sometimes worn by children when walking with a parent...
- Through These Reins and Gone is the 2006 debut release from The Felice Brothers. "Trailer Song" (sung by Simone Felice) "Ballad of Lou the Welterweight"...