transitive. To hough, to hamstring; = hough-sinew, v. (More frequently shortened to hox, v.)
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| 释义 | the world > health and disease > ill health > injury > maiming or mutilation > maim or mutilate [verb (transitive)] > hamstring (11) hoxen1387 transitive. To hough, to hamstring; = hough-sinew, v. (More frequently shortened to hox, v.) hox1388 transitive. To hough, to hamstring. houghc1440 transitive. To disable by cutting the sinew or tendons of the hough (see hough-sinew, n.); to hamstring. to tie with St. Mary's knot1544 In figurative phrases. to tie the hands of: to deprive of freedom of action. to tie the knot: to effect a union between two persons or things; esp.… hock1570 transitive. To disable by cutting the tendons of the ham or hock, in humans or animals; to hough, hamstring. hough-sinew1577 transitive. To hough, to hamstring. string-hough1605 (transitive) to hamstring. ham1618 = hamstring, v. enervate1638 transitive. To cut the tendons of; chiefly spec. to hamstring, hough (a horse). Also (see quot. 1728.). Obsolete. hockle1671 To hough, to hamstring. hamstring1675 transitive. To cut the hamstrings of, so as to lame or disable; also to cut the muscle or tendons of the small of the whale. |
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