meaning of halter
1. One who halts or limps; a cripple.
2. A strong strap or cord.
3. A rope or strap, with or without a headstall, for leading or tying a horse.
4. A rope for hanging malefactors; a noose.
5. To tie by the neck with a rope, strap, or halter; to put a halter on; to subject to a hangmans halter.
6. either of the club-like rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects; used for maintaining equilibrium during flight
Related Words
halter | halter-sack | haltere | haltered | halteres | haltering |
