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Originally appearing in Volume V12, Page 867 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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HALT  . (1) An

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adjective
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common to
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Teutonic
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languages and still appearing in
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Swedish and Danish, meaning lame, crippled . It is also used as a verb, meaning to limp, and as a substantive, especially in the
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term "
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string-halt " or "
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spring-halt," a
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nervous disorder affecting the muscles of the
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hind legs of horses . (2) A pause or stoppage made on a
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march or a
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journey . The word came into
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English in the
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form " to make
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alto " or " alt," and was taken from the
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French faire alte or
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Italian far alto .

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