meaning of reins
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.
3. power to control; "the reins of
">government"
Related Words
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