Halter /(-ẽr)/

1. One who halts or limps; a cripple.

1. A strong strap or cord.

   No man e'er felt the halter draw With good opinion of the law.

imp. & p. p. Haltered; p. pr. & vb. n. Haltering

1. To tie by the neck with a rope, strap, or halter; to put a halter on; to subject to a hangman's halter.