Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A device made of rope or straps that fits around the head of an animal and is used to lead or secure the animal.
- noun A rope with a noose used for execution by hanging.
- noun Death or execution by hanging.
- noun A halter-top.
- transitive verb To put a halter on.
- transitive verb To control with or as if with a halter.
- transitive verb To hang (someone).
- noun Either of the small, clublike balancing organs that are the rudimentary hind wings of flies.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Middle English, from Old English hælftre.]
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Latin haltēr, lead weights used in leaping exercises, from sing. of Greek haltēres, from hallesthai, to jump; see sel- in Indo-European roots.]
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