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Halter [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. One who halts or limps.

2. A rope or strap and head-stall for leading or confining a horse.

3. A rope for hanging malefactors.

4. A strong cord or string.

Halter [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. To put a halter on; as, to halter a horse.

2. To catch and hold, or to bind with a rope or cord.

Halter [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. One who halts or limps; a cripple.

2. A strong strap or cord.

3. A rope or strap, with or without a headstall, for leading or tying a horse.

4. A rope for hanging malefactors; a noose.

Halter [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

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

Halter-sack [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

A term of reproach, implying that one is fit to be hanged.

Haltered [Imperfect tense and past participle] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Halteres [Noun plural] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Balancers; the rudimentary hind wings of Diptera.

Haltering [Present participle and verbal noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913