Word: checkrein
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: check
rein
Definition: A strap used to keep horses' heads high, fashionable in Victorian England but painful and damaging to a horse's neck.
Morphemes:
Affix: check
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To act as a curb or restraint.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: eschequier
Language: fro
Decoded: eschequier
PoS: Noun
Meaning: exchequer
Affix: rein
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A strap or rope attached to a bridle or bit, used to control a horse, animal or young child.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: re-
Language: la
Decoded: re-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: again; prefix added to various words to indicate an action being done again, or like the other usages indicated above under English.
Affix: teneō
Language: la
Decoded: teneo
PoS: Verb
Meaning: to hold fast, restrain, detain, check, control; bind, fetter