halter
noun
a rope or strap with a noose or headstall for leading or restraining horses or cattle.
haltered
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past participleof halter.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof halter.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
halternouna rope or strap with a noose or headstall for leading or restraining horses or cattle.
Example Sentences
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Andrea Pfeiffer, the owner of Chocolate Horse Farms, said that one horse refused to be haltered, so she had to leave him behind.
From New York Times ● Oct. 17, 2017
Years from now, they will be talking about how they haltered and groomed the legendary Stonestreet mare Rachel Alexandra and her beloved son Taco.
From New York Times ● May 31, 2012
Shall the Man of the Year now be haltered by denial of the help he asked for in his Inaugural?
From Time Magazine Archive
Until last summer the Army dozed along with a single, experimental mechanized brigade, and kept this little upstart haltered in the cavalry.
From Time Magazine Archive
Billy Buck haltered the mare Nellie and led her out of the pasture.
From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck
