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half-halt

half-halt noun: 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.

Noun

half-halt (plural half-halts)

  1. 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.

Forms of half-halt

pluralhalf-halts

Origin of half-halt

From half- + halt.

Questions about half-halt

What does half-halt mean?
Half-halt means 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.
What part of speech is half-halt?
Half-halt is a noun.
What is the plural of half-halt?
The plural of half-halt is half-halts.

Words near half-halt in the dictionary

  1. half-graben
  2. half-grown
  3. half-gyp
  4. half-gyps
  5. half-half
  6. half-halt
  7. half-halts
  8. half-hardies
  9. half-hardy
  10. half-hearted
  11. half-heartedly

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