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half-halt

noun

Etymology

From half- + halt.

  1. derived from *kel-✻ — “to beat, strike, cut, slash”
  2. derived from *kol-d-✻
  3. inherited from *haltaz✻ — “halt, lame”
  4. inherited from *halt✻
  5. inherited from healt
  6. inherited from halt
  7. prefixed as half-halt — “half + halt”

Definitions

  1. A specific riding aid given by an equestrian to their horse, in which the driving aids…

    A specific riding aid given by an equestrian to their horse, in which the driving aids and restraining aids are applied in quick succession, used as a warning signal or to rebalance the horse.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA