to halter
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4.9
- verb
- /ˈhɔltər/
- Suhui seemed to like this and haltered her with the gray's halter, tying a single prayer flag to its cheekstrap, the first.
- haltered and saddled
Examples
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We rode for about two hours like that, and I haltered her from horseback when we got near the end of the trail and back on the road home.
Blog text (8) -
So you have me haltered and tied.
Fiction book (1993) -
- Well, you'd halter learn to lave ll.
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Sorry I'm haltered for a snooze #
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She's already haltered, so all he has to do is clip the lead on her and take her out.
Fiction book (1998) -
They've never been saddled, never haltered.
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Since that Neolithic moment when a horse was first haltered, there were those among men who understood this... "INT."
Fiction book (1998) -
The trainer showed the students how to halter the horses properly before leading them out of the barn.
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After grooming her horse, she carefully haltered it before taking it for a walk around the paddock.
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He needs to halter the cow before he can take it to the vet for a check-up.
Synonyms
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3.8
Put straps on an animal to attach it to a cart or plow
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1.4
To attach a rope or strap to an animal to control it
Antonyms
Compounds
A piece of clothing with thin straps behind the neck and a loose straight shape
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Surface Forms
Etymology
The word halter as a verb means to put a halter (a strap that 'holds') on an animal, so to halter a horse is to fit it with the thing that lets you lead or control it.