wag-halter

noun

Etymology

From wag + halter.

  1. derived from *(s)kelH-
  2. inherited from *halftrijā
  3. inherited from hælfter
  4. inherited from halter
  5. compounded as wag-halter — “wag + halter

Definitions

  1. Someone who is likely to swing in a halter

    Someone who is likely to swing in a halter; someone likely to be hanged.

    • I can tell you, I am a mad waghalter.

The neighborhood

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