From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Halter \Hal"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Haltered} (-t[~e]rd); p.
pr. & vb. n. {Haltering}.]
To tie by the neck with a rope, strap, or halter; to put a
halter on; to subject to a hangman's halter. "A haltered
neck." --Shak.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Halter \Halt"er\ (-[~e]r), n.
One who halts or limps; a cripple.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Halter \Hal"ter\ (h[add]l"t[~e]r), n. [OE. halter, helter,
helfter, AS. h[ae]lftre; akin to G. halfter, D. halfter,
halster, and also to E. helve. See {Helve}.]
A strong strap or cord. Especially:
(a) A rope or strap, with or without a headstall, for leading
or tying a horse.
(b) A rope for hanging malefactors; a noose. --Shak.
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No man e'er felt the halter draw
With good opinion of the law. --Trumbull.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
halter
n 1: rope or canvas headgear for a horse, with a rope for
leading [syn: {halter}, {hackamore}]
2: a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have
been condemned to death by hanging [syn: {hangman's rope},
{hangman's halter}, {halter}, {hemp}, {hempen necktie}]
3: a woman's top that fastens behind the back and neck leaving
the back and arms uncovered
4: either of the rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects;
used for maintaining equilibrium during flight [syn:
{halter}, {haltere}, {balancer}]
v 1: hang with a halter
2: prevent the progress or free movement of; "He was hampered in
his efforts by the bad weather"; "the imperialist nation
wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small
countries" [syn: {hamper}, {halter}, {cramp}, {strangle}]
From German-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.3 [fd-deu-eng]:
Halter /haltr/
bracket; holder
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