sidecheck

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sīd′chek′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
side•check  (sīd′chek′),USA pronunciation n. 
    1. a checkrein passing from the bit to the saddle of a harness.
    • side1 + check 1890–95, American.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
check•rein  (chek′rān′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a short rein passing from the bit to the saddle of a harness, to prevent the horse from lowering its head. Cf. overcheck (def. 2), sidecheck. See illus. under harness. 
  2. a short rein joining the bit of one of a span of horses to the driving rein of the other.
  • check1 + rein 1800–10

'sidecheck' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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