3 entries under this word

Halter

Halt'er, n.

noun

n. One who halts or limps.

Hal'ter, n.

noun

n. [L. Ger. halter; A-S. hälfter, halter, noose, N. H. Ger. halter, O. H. Ger. halftra, halaftra, D. halfter, halster, helster, holster, helchter.] A strong strap or cord; especially, (a.) A rope or strap and head-stall for leading or confining a horse. (b.) A rope for hanging malefactors.

I shall as soon be strangled with a halter as another. Shak.

Hăl'ter, v. t.

verbtransitive

[imp. & p. p. HALTERED; p. pr. & vb. n. HALTERING.] To catch and hold, or to bind with a rope, cord, or halter; to put a halter on. “A haltered neck which does the hangman thank.” Shak.