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Halver vs Halter - What's the difference?

halver | halter |

As nouns the difference between halver and halter

is that halver is a fisherman who places a net to catch fish in the retreating tide while 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.

As a verb halter is

to place a halter on.

halver

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • a fisherman who places a net to catch fish in the retreating tide
  • (pluralonly) sharing]] in [[half, halves
    • Let's go halvers on the tab tonight.

    Quotations

    sharing * 1816 :like a Scotch schoolboy when he finds anything, "Nae halvers and quarters--hale o' mine ain and 'nane o' my neighbour's." — Sir Walter Scott, The Antiquary, Vol.2, 1816

    halter

    English

    (wikipedia halter)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) halter, helter, helfter, from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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.
  • *, II.12:
    • 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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  • A woman's garment covering the upper chest, a halter top.
    • Synonyms
    * headstall * headpiece * headcollar (British)

    Verb

  • To place a halter on.
    • What do you mean, you didn't halter the horses when we stopped for the night?

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who halts or limps; a cripple.

    • Anagrams

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