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reinswoman en · NOUN

Etymology

From reins + woman.

Meanings

1. A female jockey, especially in harness racing.
   • He said it had taken the suspension of champion reinswoman Kerryn Manning for drivers to get the message. 2009 March 23, Fines likely, “Jockeys may face demerit system over whip rules”, in Herald Sun:
2. A skilful female driver of horses.
   • Elizabeth in her younger days was a fine reinswoman, delighted to drive her father's horses, and was fearless […] 1938, Sesquicentennial History of the Town of Greene, Androscoggin County, Maine:

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