So have they hamstrung the valor of the subject by seeking to effeminate us all at home. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Hamstringing — is a method of crippling a person so he or she cannot walk properly, by cutting the two large tendons at the back of the knees. A victim of this cannot stand properly, walk or run once the hamstring tendons have been cut. The victim is limited to … Wikipedia
hamstringing — ham·string || hæmstəɪŋ n. knee tendon (Anatomy) v. cut the hamstring or hamstrings; cripple, disable … English contemporary dictionary
Hamstring — Ham string , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hamstrung}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hamstringing}. See {String}.] To lame or disable by cutting the tendons of the ham or knee; to hough; hence, to cripple; to incapacitate; to disable. [1913 Webster] So have they… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hamstrung — Hamstring Ham string , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hamstrung}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hamstringing}. See {String}.] To lame or disable by cutting the tendons of the ham or knee; to hough; hence, to cripple; to incapacitate; to disable. [1913 Webster] So have… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hamstring — I. noun Date: 1565 1. a. either of two groups of tendons at the back of the human knee b. any of three muscles at the back of the thigh that function to flex and rotate the leg and extend the thigh 2. a large tendon above and behind the hock of a … New Collegiate Dictionary
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