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halter-sack
† halter-sack Obs. [f. halter n.1 + sack.] A ‘gallows-bird’: a term of obloquy.1598 Florio, Capestro, a rope, a halter, a headstall. Also a wag, a halter-sack, or gallowes-clapper. 1611 Ibid., Capestrello..a haltersacke, a waghalter. 1611 Beaum. & Fl. King & no K. ii. ii, Away, you halter-sack, you....
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halter-sick
halter-sick, n. and a. [prob. originating in an error for prec.] A. n. = halter-sack.1617 Minsheu Ductor, An Halter-sicke, or one that the gallowes groanes for, a knauish boy. B. adj. (Cf. death-sick.)1820 W. Tooke tr. Lucian I. 511 You..villainous, infamous halter-sick miscreant.
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List of knots
Bachmann knot – friction hitch useful when the knot needs to be reset quickly/often
Bag knot (miller's knot) – binding knot used to secure the opening of a sack – simple overhand knot, where the working end of a line is brought over and under the standing part
Half-Windsor knot – knot used for tying neckties
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halter
▪ I. halter, n.1 (ˈhɔːltə(r)) Forms: 1 hælfter, 3–5 haltre, (4 haltyr, 6 aulter), 6–7 haulter, 3– halter. β. 2 helfter. 5 north. heltir, -yr(e, 5–6 helter(e. [OE. hælftre = OHG. halftra (Ger. halfter), MDu. halfter, halter, OLG. heliftra, MLG. helchter, halter:—WGer. *halftra-, *haliftra-, f. root *...
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List of Spanish words of Basque origin
Gk kárabos)
gamarra "halter" (from Basque gamarra)
ganzúa "lockpick" (Basque gantzua)
garrapata "tick" (cf. Basque zur "wood; stingy", zurrun "rigid, hard; pole, beam") (Coromines)
zurrón "sack" (cf.
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Murder of Georgann Hawkins
Around 4:30 PM, she left the group with her dog to use the restroom and was last seen wearing cutoff shorts and a blue halter top; her sandals she left While Hawkins was carrying a handbag, it was either a tan leather sack or satchel type of purse.
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break-neck
break-neck, a. and n. (ˈbreɪkˌnɛk) [f. break v. 7 b + neck.] A. adj. Likely to break the neck; endangering the neck or life; headlong (of speed, etc.); precipitous (of roads, rocks).1562 J. Heywood Prov. & Epigr. (1867) 16 My..breakneck fall. 1618 Bolton Florus iii. i. 164 Break-neck clifs, and high...
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List of Cornish dialect words
Cobesta – the part of a fishing tackle connecting the hook with the lead (Mousehole, in use after the year 1800, from Cornish language kabester, meaning 'a halter Towser – a piece of material worn by agricultural workers and tied around the waist to protect the front of trousers, often made from a hessian potato sack
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Diomedes
Some say that, after the sack of Troy, Diomedes came to Libya (due to a storm), where he was put in prison by King Lycus (who planned on sacrificing him Diomedes is said to have sailed away without the least acknowledgment of the girl's kindly deed, whereupon she killed herself, out of grief, with a halter
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List of mythological objects
Whatever horse he might wish for, he would find in the halter. The Halter of Clydno Eiddyn was also called The Handy Halter, for it summons fine horses.
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Horse culture in Mongolia
Some of the poorer people have a leather pouch, well sewn, each man having one; and in this pouch or sack they put their clothing and all their things, The poet describes Jangar's beautiful clothes, then adds that Aranjagaan was fitted with a golden halter and long silver reins.
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List of English words of Old English origin
hake
hale ("healthy")
half
half-
half seas over
half-assed
half-life
half-wit
halibut
halidom
hall
hallmark
hallo
hallow
Halloween
halmote
halt ("lame")
halter roughshod
round "to whisper"
row
rowboat
rudder
ruddy
rue
rugby
ruly
run
runaway
rundown
runny
runtime
runway
runny
runecraft
rung
rush
rust
rustle
rye
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sack
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