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verbhalterbreak (third-person singular simple present halterbreaks, present participle halterbreaking, simple past halterbroke, past participle halterbroken)
present singular third person halterbreaks · participle present halterbreaking · past halterbroke · participle past 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
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halterbreak. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/halterbreak
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“halterbreak.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/halterbreak. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “halterbreak,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/halterbreak.
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