Antonyms for halters


Grammar : Noun
Spell : hawl-ter
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhɔl tər


Definition of halters

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 lasso : noun lariat
  • As in rein : noun restraint, control
  • As in tether : noun fastening
  • As in bridle : noun restraining device
Example sentences :
  • Have the halters ready, to throw upon his neck, drag him to the ground and bind him.
  • Extract from : « Debts of Honor » by Maurus Jkai
  • These are not times for falterers, halters between two opinions.
  • Extract from : « Brother Copas » by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
  • He and his fought, as the saying is, with halters around their necks.
  • Extract from : « South American Fights and Fighters » by Cyrus Townsend Brady
  • There were eight in the stable, and to cut their halters was but the work of a minute.
  • Extract from : « Hollowdell Grange » by George Manville Fenn
  • My fingers shook while with show of nonchalance I resumed adjusting the halters.
  • Extract from : « Desert Dust » by Edwin L. Sabin
  • The other horses were all awake; some were pulling at their halters, others stamping.
  • Extract from : « Black Beauty » by Anna Sewell
  • It was a company of young men, with halters about their necks, going to execution.
  • Extract from : « Darius the Great » by Jacob Abbott
  • With shaking fingers he clawed at the knots and slipped the halters.
  • Extract from : « The Promise » by James B. Hendryx
  • I have plenty of halters, and I can clap a rug on one of the ponies.
  • Extract from : « Dead Man's Land » by George Manville Fenn
  • They both shook the halters and the heiries broke into a trot.
  • Extract from : « The Dash for Khartoum » by George Alfred Henty

Synonyms for halters

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