Halter

·noun A strong strap or cord.

II. Halter ·noun One who halts or limps; a cripple.

III. Halter ·noun A rope for hanging malefactors; a noose.

IV. Halter ·noun A rope or strap, with or without a headstall, for leading or tying a horse.

V. Halter ·vt To tie by the neck with a rope, strap, or halter; to put a halter on; to subject to a hangman's halter.

halter
halter, ēris, m., = ἁλτήρ, in gymnastics, leaden weights held in the hands in leaping exercises, to...

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Halter-sack
·noun A term of reproach, implying that one is fit to be hanged. ...

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Latigo halter
·add. ·- A kind of halter usually made of raw hide. ...

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Wag-halter
·noun One who moves or wears a halter; one likely to be hanged. ...

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