Synonyms for halter
| Grammar : Adj, noun |
| Spell : hawl-ter |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈhɔl tər |
Top 10 synonyms for halter Other synonyms for the word halter
- bedridden
- binding
- bit
- bola
- bond
- brake
- bridle
- bruised
- chain
- check
- control
- defective
- deformed
- deterrent
- disabled
- enfeebled
- fetter
- game
- gimp
- gimpy
- governor
- hackamore
- halt
- halter
- hamstrung
- handicapped
- harness
- headstall
- hobbling
- hog-tied
- hold
- housebound
- incapacitated
- laid up
- lame
- lead
- limping
- line
- maimed
- mutilated
- out of commission
- pained
- picket
- raw
- rein
- restraint
- restriction
- rope
- shackle
- sidelined
- snare
- sore
- stiff
- strap
- trammels
Définition of halter
Origin :- Old English hælftre "rope for leading a horse," from West Germanic *halftra- "that by which something is held" (cf. 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.
- As in lame : adj unable to walk properly
- As in crippled : adj disabled
- As in lasso : noun lariat
- As in rein : noun restraint, control
- As in tether : noun fastening
- As in bridle : noun restraining device
- Put a halter round her neck, and sell her for a pot of beer.
- Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
- I've no halter the way I can ride down on the mare, and I must go now quickly.
- Extract from : « Riders to the Sea » by J. M. Synge
- He struck the horse over the flank with the loose end of the halter rein.
- Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
- They may win, and if they do, it will be our necks that will be put into the yoke--or the halter.
- Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
- When they reached her gate, it was she who took the halter from Elvin's hand, and tied the horse.
- Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown
- In the midst of all the guard, in a cart, with a halter about his neck, rode Will Stutely.
- Extract from : « The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood » by Howard Pyle
- Don't shoot, Smith, we're coming; save that hound for the halter!
- Extract from : « The Cavalier » by George Washington Cable
- He had acquired the hammer-head for the sum of $265 and Slim had thrown in the halter.
- Extract from : « Old Man Curry » by Charles E. (Charles Emmett) Van Loan
- Maybe you think I'd ought to throw in a halter so's you can lead him away!
- Extract from : « Old Man Curry » by Charles E. (Charles Emmett) Van Loan
- To the rear of this vehicle "General Jackson" was tethered by a halter.
- Extract from : « Thankful's Inheritance » by Joseph C. Lincoln
Antonyms for halter
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