Halt

Halt
Halt Halt, a. [AS. healt; akin to OS., Dan., & Sw. halt, Icel. haltr, halltr, Goth. halts, OHG. halz.] Halting or stopping in walking; lame. [1913 Webster]

Bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind. --Luke xiv. 21. [1913 Webster]


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