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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
halter
noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Ever mindful of the value of the day's booty, the ownership of the halter was briskly disputed.
▪ It was a halter for Ram Rahim.
▪ Look, get the rope, we can use that as a halter.
▪ She was wearing a halter dress the colour of flame that had wilted in the first hour.
▪ Then, just when it seemed to have settled, it made a sharp sideways movement, tugging against the halter.
▪ They wore shorts and halters, shirts and jeans.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Halter

Halter \Hal"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Haltered (-t[~e]rd); 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.

Halter

Halter \Halt"er\ (-[~e]r), n. One who halts or limps; a cripple.

Halter

Halter \Hal"ter\ (h[add]l"t[~e]r), n. [OE. halter, helter, helfter, AS. h[ae]lftre; akin to G. halfter, D. halfter, halster, and also to E. helve. See Helve.] A strong strap or cord. Especially:

  1. A rope or strap, with or without a headstall, for leading or tying a horse.

  2. A rope for hanging malefactors; a noose.
    --Shak.

    No man e'er felt the halter draw With good opinion of the law.
    --Trumbull.

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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
halter

Old English hælftre "rope for leading a horse," from West Germanic *halftra- "that by which something is held" (cognates: Old Saxon haliftra "halter," Old High German halftra, Middle Dutch halfter; see helve). In women's clothing sense, originally "strap attached to the top of a backless bodice and looped around the neck," 1935, later extended to the tops themselves.

Wiktionary
halter

Etymology 1 n. 1 A bitless headpiece of rope or straps, placed on the head of animals such as cattle or horses to lead or tie them. 2 A rope with a noose, for hanging criminals; the gallows rope. vb. To place a halter on. Etymology 2

n. One who halts or limps; a cripple.

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WordNet
halter

  1. n. rope or canvas headgear for a horse, with a rope for leading [syn: hackamore]

  2. a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging [syn: hangman's rope, hangman's halter, hemp, hempen necktie]

  3. a woman's top that fastens behind the back and neck leaving the back and arms uncovered

  4. either of the club-like rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects; used for maintaining equilibrium during flight [syn: haltere, balancer]

  5. v. hang with a halter

  6. prevent the progress or free movement of; "He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather"; "the imperilist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries" [syn: hamper, cramp, strangle]

  7. [also: halteres (pl)]

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Wikipedia
Halter (disambiguation)

A halter is a type of headgear for leading an animal.

Halter may also refer to:

  • Halter (surname)
  • Halter (horse show)
  • Halter top
  • Halter (genus), a genus of lacewings in the family Nemopteridae
Halter

A halter (US) or headcollar (UK) is headgear that is used to lead or tie up livestock and, occasionally, other animals; it fits behind the ears (behind the poll), and around the muzzle. To handle the animal, usually a lead rope or lead shank is attached. On smaller animals, such as dogs, a leash is attached to the halter.

Halter (horse show)

Halter is a type of horse show class where horses are shown "in hand," meaning that they are led, not ridden, and are judged on their conformation and suitability as breeding stock. Depending on breed and geographic region, such events may be called "Halter," "In-Hand," "Breeding," "Model," or "Conformation" classes.

An event that judges young people on their ability to groom and present a halter horse is called Halter Showmanship, Showmanship, or Showmanship In-Hand. In most breeds, the exhibitor is given a score that breaks down to be roughly 60% on showmanship or skill, 40% on grooming and preparation, though precise standards vary by breed and discipline.

Almost every horse breed has halter classes of some type. Halter classes are usually grouped by breed, sex, or age. Rules, breed standards, clipping patterns, grooming styles, use of grooming products and popularity of the halter discipline varies widely. However, all classes require that horses be meticulously groomed before entering the ring, be trained to stand correctly in the style dictated by their breed or discipline, and to walk and trot on command in a designated pattern or line. The breed of horse in the ring can sometimes be determined by grooming style and presentation alone.

Halter (surname)

Halter is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

  • Bill Halter, Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas
  • Lars Halter, German-American journalist and currently General Chairman of the Steuben Parade
  • Marek Halter, French novelist
  • Paul Halter, French novelist
  • Shane Halter, American baseball player
  • Sydney Halter, Canadian lawyer and the first commissioner of the Canadian Football League

Usage examples of "halter".

Both mules were outfitted with jaguima or hackamore halters, made of heavier braided rawhide, with a thick bozal or nose-pincher instead of a bit.

The tercel before him lay running the links of the halter through his talons, eyeing the crescent-moon shaped browpiece with interest.

The shorter one looked like an upscale Chicana, black hair and brown skin, the whole package wrapped in expensive shorts and a halter top that looked like it was under too much stress.

Tom took him by the halter and attempted to lead him to the corner feedbox and the rack of hay.

Probably in the company of little girl groupies, dressed in tiny micromini skirts and halter tops.

He turned to watch Bella--as did Tyrone-and she was something to see in her green microskirt and halter top, walking high on her cork slope-plats.

A tall thin woman in tan slacks and an oxblood leather halter that was probably as uncomfortable as a hair shirt stood up.

I brought them into the courtyard, found halters and saddlecloths, then tied them by the door, while I went into the house for my queen.

Vanessa pulled the straps of her halter neck bikini from her sun-tanned shoulders and loosened the bow that knotted the material under her breasts.

It was suddenly interrupted by the appearance of a negro in tow-cloth jacket and trowsers, a round-crowned fragment of a hat like the cap of Mercury, and mounted on the back of a ragged, wild, half-broken colt, which he managed with a rope by way of halter.

She was wearing black spandex biking pants with a Day-Glo green stripe down the leg and a matching black halter sports top and pale gray Reebok workout shoes.

The ponies stamped and whickered, straining a little at their halters, so now she went to share out the handsful of grain with the trace of salt to keep them quiet.

The girls in their short shorts and brief halters and the boys with their black Mau Mau jackets, pointed shoes, and pointed alpine hats covered with matches and decorated in front with a silver star.

They rode bareback, using only halters to guide their plunging mounts.

Clivus Capitolinus to where, at the first bend in this short and hilly track, the priests and slaughtermen waited with two flawless white bulls on spangled halters, their horns gilded and their dewlaps garlanded.