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Webster 1913 Edition

Halter

Halt′er

(-ẽr)
,
Noun.
One who halts or limps; a cripple.

Hal′ter

(ha̤l′tẽr)
,
Noun.
[OE.
halter
,
helter
,
helfter
, AS.
hælftre
; akin to G.
halfter
, D.
halfter
,
halster
, and also to E.
helve
. See
Helve
.]
A strong strap or cord.
Especially:
(a)
A rope or strap, with or without a headstall, for leading or tying a horse.
(b)
A rope for hanging malefactors; a noose.
Shak.
No man e’er felt the
halter
draw
With good opinion of the law.
Trumbull.

Hal′ter

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Haltered
(-tẽrd)
;
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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Halter

HALT'ER

,
Noun.
One who halts or limps.

HALT'ER

,
Noun.
1.
A rope or strap and head-stall for leading or confining a horse.
2.
A rope for hanging malefactors.
3.
A strong cord or string.

HALT'ER

,
Verb.
T.
To put a halter on; as, to halter a horse.
1.
To catch and hold, or to bind with a rope or cord.

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