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Meanings of long reins in English

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Usage of long reins in English
1
Halting his team he began winding the long reins about the big brakes.
Watch Yourself Go By
2
Then he threw the long reins over his arm, and took the horse by the bridle.
The Other Girls
3
Yet the time sufficed Andy; he had his knife out, flicked the blade open, and cut off the long reins of the bridles.
Way of the Lawless
4
Outside we saw the long reins dragging along the ground and a young peasant racing after them and occasionally making a grab for them.
Autobiography of mark twain, vol. 1
5
4 To the long reins, at her commandment:
The Faerie Queene — Volume 01
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