Halter
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English
Noun
Halter (plural Halters)- A bitless headpiece of rope or straps, placed on the head of animals such as cattle or horses to lead or tie them.
- A woman's garment covering the upper chest, a halter top.
- A rope with a noose for hanging criminals. The hangman's noose for the gallows.
Synonyms
- headcollar (UK)
Verb
Halter (third-person singular simple present halters, present participle haltering, simple past and past participle haltered)
- To place a halter on.
- What do you mean you didn't halter the horses when we stopped for the night?
Thesaurus
Oregon boat, 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, pillory, pole strap, reins, restraint, restraints, ribbons, rope, saddle, scaffold, shackle, shaft tug, side check, snaffle, stake, stocks, straightjacket, strait-waistcoat, straitjacket, stranglehold, surcingle, tack, tackle, tether, the chair, trammel, trammels, trappings, tree, tug, winker braces, yoke
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɔːltə(r)
Translations
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Anagrams
Swedish
Noun
Halter
- indefinite plural of halt
