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halter¹
- /ˈhɔltɚ/ US
- /ˈhɒltə/ UK
- /ˈhɔːltə/ UK
Rhymes with -ɔːltə(ɹ), -ɒltə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English halter, helter, helfter, from Old English hælfter, hælftre (“halter”), from Proto-West Germanic *halftrijā (“harness”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- (“to cut”), equivalent to half- + -ter.
Cognate with Scots helter (“halter”), Dutch halfter, halster (“halter”), Low German halfter, helchter, halter (“halter”), German Halfter (“halter, holster”).
noun halters · helter
-
A bitless headpiece of rope or straps, placed on the head of animals such as cattle or horses to lead or tie them.
Similar: headstall, headpiece, headcollar
-
A rope with a noose, for hanging criminals; the gallows rope.
And Crates said, that love was cured with hunger, if not by time; and in him that liked not these two meanes, by the halter [translating hart].
Similar: collar, Bridport dagger, halter, hangman's knot, hangman's noose, hempen collar, hempen cravat
- A halter top.
verb halters · haltering · haltered · helter
- To place a halter on. What do you mean, you didn't halter the horses when we stopped for the night?
halter²
- /ˈhɔltɚ/ US
- /ˈhɒltə/ UK
- /ˈhɔːltə/ UK
Rhymes with -ɔːltə(ɹ), -ɒltə(ɹ)
noun halters
- One who halts or limps; a cripple.
halter³
- /ˈhɔltɚ/ US
- /ˈhɒltə/ UK
- /ˈhɔːltə/ UK
Rhymes with -ɔːltə(ɹ), -ɒltə(ɹ)
noun halteres
- Alternative form of haltere
Translations
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noun animal's headgear
| Español | cabestro |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 頭絡 tōraku, 鼻綱 hanazuna, 無口 mukuchi |
| 中文 | 韁繩 /缰绳 jiāngshéng, 籠頭 /笼头 lóngtóu, 羈 /羁 jī |
| Português | cabresto |
| Français | licou, licol, chevêtre |
| Deutsch | Halfter |
| Italiano | capestro, cavezza |
| Ελληνικά | καπίστρι kapístri |
| Română | căpăstru |
| Русский | узда́ uzdá, по́вод póvod, недоу́здок nedoúzdok |
| Tiếng Việt | dây, thòng lọng |
| עברית | אפסר afsár |
Talk about this word "halter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/halter. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. halter. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/halter "halter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/halter.Cite this
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title = {halter},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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