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rein

/ɹeɪn/ noun C2
  1. The inward impulses; the affections and passions, formerly supposed to be located in the area of the kidneys.

Plural reins

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Well, away we rattled, and never drew rein until we reached the street in question.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 53 · B2
Last we drew rein--a weary three--
A Child's Garden of Verses, p. 23 · C1

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