HAMSTRINGS
Noun
hamstrings
plural of hamstring
Verb
hamstrings
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hamstring
Anagrams
• Stringhams
Source: Wiktionary
HAMSTRING
Ham"string`, n. (Anat.)
Definition: One of the great tendons situated in each side of the ham, or space back of the knee, and connected with the muscles of the back of the thigh.
Ham"string`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hamstrung; p. pr. & vb. n. Hamstringing. See String.]
Definition: To lame or disable by cutting the tendons of the ham or knee; to hough; hence, to cripple; to incapacitate; to disable. So have they hamstrung the valor of the subject by seeking to effeminate us all at home. Milton.
HAMSTRING
Ham"string`, n. (Anat.)
Definition: One of the great tendons situated in each side of the ham, or space back of the knee, and connected with the muscles of the back of the thigh.
Ham"string`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hamstrung; p. pr. & vb. n. Hamstringing. See String.]
Definition: To lame or disable by cutting the tendons of the ham or knee; to hough; hence, to cripple; to incapacitate; to disable. So have they hamstrung the valor of the subject by seeking to effeminate us all at home. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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