Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for REINS
REINS, n. [plur. Fr. rein, rognon; L. ren, renes; It. rene, arnione; Sp. rinones.]
- The kidneys; the lower part of the back.
- In Scripture, the inward parts; the heart, or seat of the affections and passions. – Ps. lxxiii.
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