"halterbreak" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: halterbreaks [present, singular, third-person], halterbreaking [participle, present], halterbroke [past], halterbroken [participle, past]
Etymology: halter + break Etymology templates: {{compound|en|halter|break}} halter + break Head templates: {{en-verb|halterbreaks|halterbreaking|halterbroke|halterbroken}} halterbreak (third-person singular simple present halterbreaks, present participle halterbreaking, simple past halterbroke, past participle halterbroken)
  1. To get an animal used to wearing and being handled in a halter.
    Sense id: en-halterbreak-en-verb-XueSOm7i Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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