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Rarehalter
The correct spelling is halter.
How to pronounce halter
noun
IPA: /ˈhɔːltə/
Say it like: Hal-ter
The correct spelling is halter. A bitless headpiece of rope or straps, placed on the head of animals such as cattle or horses to lead or tie them. For example: "What do you mean, you didn't halter the horses when we stopped for the night?"
Usage Examples
“What do you mean, you didn't halter the horses when we stopped for the night?”
Meanings
noun
- 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.
- 3.A halter top.
- 4.One who halts or limps; a cripple.
- 5.A small knobbed structure in some two-winged insects, one of a pair that are flapped rapidly and function as accelerometers to maintain stability in flight.
verb
- 1.To place a halter on.
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