Hypertext Webster Gateway: "halter"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Halter \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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Halter \Halt"er\, n.
One who halts or limps; a cripple.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Halter \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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
halter
n 1: rope or canvas headgear for a horse, with a rope for leading
[syn: {hackamore}]
2: a woman's top that fastens behind the back and neck leaving
the back and arms uncovered
3: either of the club-like rudimentary hind wings of dipterous
insects; used for maintaining equilibrium during flight
[syn: {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" [syn: {hamper}, {cramp}]
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