HALTERING

Verb

haltering

present participle of halter

Anagrams

• Earthling, earthling, heartling, lathering, real thing

Source: Wiktionary


HALTER

Halt"er, n.

Definition: One who halts or limps

Hal"ter, n. Etym: [OE. halter, helter, helfter, AS. hælftre; akin to G. halfter, D. halfter, halster, and also to E. helve. See Helve.]

Definition: 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.

Hal"ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Haltered; p. pr. & vb. n. Haltering.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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