Meaning of HALTER
| Pronunciation: | | 'holtur
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- [n] either of the club-like rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects; used for maintaining equilibrium during flight
- [n] a woman's top that fastens behind the back and neck leaving the back and arms uncovered
- [n] rope or canvas headgear for a horse, with a rope for leading
- [v] prevent the progress or free movement of; "He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather"; "the imperilist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries"
- [v] hang with a halter
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| | Synonyms: | | balancer, cramp, hackamore, haltere, hamper, strangle |
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| | See Also: | | bound, confine, dipteran, dipteron, dipterous insect, hang, harness, headgear, limit, restrain, restrict, string up, throttle, top, trammel, two-winged insects, wing | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Halt"er\, n.
One who halts or limps; a cripple.
\Hal"ter\, 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.
No man e'er felt the halter draw With good opinion
of the law. --Trumbull.
\Hal"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Haltered}; 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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| Dream Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Dreaming that you are putting a halter on a horse means that you are trying to persuade someone into mindset and your way of thinking. |
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| | Related Terms: | | ax, back band, backstrap, bearing rein, bellyband, bilbo, bit, blinders, blinds, block, bond, bonds, breeching, bridle, camisole, caparison, cavesson, chains, checkrein, cheekpiece, chinband, cinch, collar, cross, crownband, crupper, cuffs, curb, death chair, death chamber, drop, electric chair, fetter, gag, gag swivel, gallows, gallows-tree, gas chamber, gibbet, girth, guillotine, gyves, hackamore, hames, hametugs, hamper, handcuffs, harness, headgear, headstall, hemp, hempen collar, hip straps, hitch up, hobbles, hook up, hopples, hot seat, irons, jaquima, jerk line, leading strings, leash, lethal chamber, lines, maiden, manacle, martingale, muzzle, noose, noseband, Oregon boat, pillory, pole strap, reins, restraint, restraints, ribbons, rope, saddle, scaffold, shackle, shaft tug, side check, snaffle, stake, stocks, straightjacket, straitjacket, strait-waistcoat, stranglehold, surcingle, tack, tackle, tether, the chair, trammel, trammels, trappings, tree, tug, winker braces, yoke |
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