Halter vs Retardant - What's the difference?
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A bitless headpiece of rope or straps, placed on the head of animals such as cattle or horses to lead or tie them.
A rope with a noose, for hanging criminals; the gallows rope.
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To place a halter on.
(often, in combination) Serving to retard (slow down) the action of something
(often, in combination) Something that serves to retard (slow down) the action of something
Halter is a related term of retardant.
As nouns the difference between halter and retardant
is that halter is a bitless headpiece of rope or straps, placed on the head of animals such as cattle or horses to lead or tie them or halter can be one who halts or limps; a cripple while retardant is (often|in combination) something that serves to retard (slow down) the action of something.As a verb halter
is to place a halter on.As an adjective retardant is
(often|in combination) serving to retard (slow down) the action of something.halter
English
(wikipedia halter)Etymology 1
From (etyl) halter, helter, helfter, from (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)- And Crates said, that love was cured with hunger, if not by time; and in him that liked not these two meanes, by the halter .
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Synonyms
* headstall * headpiece * headcollar (British)Verb
- What do you mean, you didn't halter the horses when we stopped for the night?