halterbreak
halterbreak verb: to get an animal used to wearing and being handled in a halter.
Verb
halterbreak (third-person singular simple present halterbreaks, present participle halterbreaking, simple past halterbroke, past participle halterbroken)
- To get an animal used to wearing and being handled in a halter.
- At odd times we would halterbreak the entire bunch of colts, perhaps 75 or 100 of them. When I grew strong enough to handle them, I did practically nothing but halterbreak colts, breaking two a day, on the average.1968, Harold James Cook, Tales of the 04 Ranch: Recollections of Harold J. Cook
Forms of halterbreak
| third-person singular present | halterbreaks |
|---|---|
| present participle | halterbreaking |
| past | halterbroke |
| past participle | halterbroken |
Origin of halterbreak
From halter + break.
Questions about halterbreak
- What does halterbreak mean?
- Halterbreak means to get an animal used to wearing and being handled in a halter.
- What part of speech is halterbreak?
- Halterbreak is a verb.
- What is the past tense of halterbreak?
- The past tense of halterbreak is halterbroke.
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