Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) One who halts or limps; a cripple. 2. (n.) A strong strap or cord. 3. (n.) A rope or strap, with or without a headstall, for leading or tying a horse. 4. (n.) A rope for hanging malefactors; a noose. 5. (v. t.) To tie by the neck with a rope, strap, or halter; to put a halter on; to subject to a hangman's halter.

Multi-Version Concordance Halter (1 Occurrence) Proverbs 26:3 A whip for the horse, a mouth-bit for the ass, and a rod for the back of the foolish. (See NIV)