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Halter (-ẽr), n. One who halts or limps; a cripple.

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Halter (ha̤lˈtẽr), n. [OE. halter, helter, helfter, AS. hælftre; 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.

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    No man e'er felt the halter draw

    With good opinion of the law. Trumbull.

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Halter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Haltered (-tẽrd); 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.

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