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HALT
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(1) An See also:adjective See also:common to See also:Teutonic See also:languages and still appearing in See also:Swedish and Danish, meaning lame, crippled
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It is also used as a verb, meaning to limp, and as a substantive, especially in the See also:term " See also:string-halt " or " See also:spring-halt," a See also:nervous disorder affecting the muscles of the See also:hind legs of horses
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(2) A pause or stoppage made on a See also: |
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