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‖ riem S. African.|riːm, rɪm|
Also reim, rheim, rim.
[Du. riem, = G. riemen (OHG. riumo, riemo, OS. reomo, OE. réoma: see rim n.2).]
A long strip or thong of undressed leather. Also attrib., as riem-chain.
1817G. Barker Diary 15 May in Voorloper (1976) 674 Oxen rims were also cut. 1822W. J. Burchell Trav. S. Afr. I. 151 The riem (or halter), is a leathern thong about twelve feet in length, with a noose at one end, by which it is fixed round the ox's horns. 1840[see bray v.4]. 1849E. E. Napier Excurs. S. Afr. I. 265 The ‘riem’ alluded to is a long leathern thong, with which horses are generally secured. 1850R. G. Cumming Hunter's Life S. Afr. I. ii. 25 Each pair of oxen is strongly coupled by the buffalo rheims..: a rheim is a long strip of prepared hide with a noose at the end. 1852M. B. Hudson Feature in S. Afr. Frontier Life I. v. 127 Their minister had with a reim round his neck Been dragged from his station by Bowker's command. 1862Colburn's United Service Mag. iii. 212 They have always what the Dutch call a ‘forelouper’..who goes in front of the two leading oxen to pull them on with a strap or reim, as the Dutch call it. 1863W. C. Baldwin Afr. Hunting iv. 96 With its assistance and two rheim chains we reached the bottom in safety. 1865in Churchman 11 Jan. (1866) 26/2 [He] climbed up to one of the bells, and, attaching a reim to it, quickly caused the customary peal to resound. 1866[see outspan v. b]. 1880P. Gillmore On Duty 348 Fastening them taut with a fresh rheim to the cantle of the saddle. 1882Rider Haggard Cetywayo ii. 93 [The Boer] fastened a rim round his neck. 1892― Nada the Lily 2 There was a sound of breaking reims and trampling hoofs. 1897Olive Schreiner Trooper P. Halket ii. 220 He made the fellows tie him up to that little tree..with riems round his legs, and riems round his waist, and a riem round his neck. 1932C. Fuller Louis Trigardt's Trek 100 We loosened the riem on one hind wheel. 1947P. J. Pretorius Jungle Man vii. 86 When I secured a captive I took a reim, tied it round the neck of the animal, and the boy was then sent off to camp leading it. 1952Cape Argus 15 Nov. 7/9 She then tied a riem around my neck and hit me with a leather belt. 1966E. Palmer Plains of Camdeboo x. 184 Finally he tied a riem round the ant-bear's hindquarters.
Hence riem v., to secure with a riem.
1850R. G. Cumming Hunter's Life S. Afr. I. iii. 45 Having rheimed or secured the two hind wheels by means of the drag-chains. |