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Meanings of put a halter in English

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Usage of put a halter in English
1
I won't put a halter on my own neck for any Aes Sedai.
Wheel of Time [08]: The Path of Daggers
2
I stopped to put a halter on him, unsaddle him, and give him hay.
Vandemark's Folly
3
Seeing this, the man put a halter on him and led him back to his owner.
Aesop's Fables / Translated by George Fyler Townsend
4
They put a halter upon old Félice.
The Holy Cross and Other Tales
5
Jondalar had put a halter on the mare, since it was easier for him to direct her with it.
The Land of Painted Caves
6
If one of them lives, he'll be enough to put a halter around the necks of each of us.
Harrigan
7
When they tried again, I put a halter round his neck and he and I arranged a sort of temporary compromise.
Told in the East
8
To dream that you put a halter on a young horse, shows that you will manage a very prosperous and clean business.
Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted; Or, What's in a Dream / A Scien...
9
Haught put a halter on the burro, using strong language the while, and then he proceeded to exercise his habit of kicking burros.
Tales of lonely trails
10
Discontent in the mind sometimes puts discontent into the mouth; and discontent in the mouth doth sometimes also put a halter about the neck.
Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02
11
When the master saw this he put a halter on him at once, and led him off and handed him over to his owner again.
Aesop's Fables; a new translation
12
So he puts a halter on her and starts off to lead her home.
The Purchase Price; Or, The Cause of Compromise
13
Put a halter on a horse's head, a string through a bullock's nose; that is the artificial.
China and the Chinese
14
"Dodge," Dave began, "you want to put a halter on your tongue.
The High School Boys' Fishing Trip
15
He puts a thread in my nostrils which he calls a nose ring and on my head he puts a halter.
The Arabian Nights: Tales of 1,001 Nights. Vol. 1
16
I agrees, and I puts a halter round her neck, and leads her to the market-place, the chap following to buy her.
The Pacha of Many Tales
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