Noah Webster's New International Dictionary of the English Language

1. (n.) One who halts or limps; a cripple.

2. (n.) A strong strap or cord.

3. (n.) A rope or strap, with or without a headstall, for leading or tying a horse.

4. (n.) A rope for hanging malefactors; a noose.

5. (v. t.) To tie by the neck with a rope, strap, or halter; to put a halter on; to subject to a hangman's halter.