Hog-tie

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of tying the feet together in this way.
  2. 2
    A harness used to tie the feet this way.
Verb
  1. 1
    To tie the feet of person or animal together; originally all four legs of a quadruped. transitive

    "# “As an inventor,” Bob Mason suggested, “you're a howling success at shooting craps ! If I were as free of spavins, ringbone, saddle-galls, and splints as you are, I'd have that nanny-goat in here, hog-tie her, flop her and let the boy help himself. […]”"

  2. 2
    tie together somebody's limbs wordnet
  3. 3
    To render helpless. figuratively

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"# “As an inventor,” Bob Mason suggested, “you're a howling success at shooting craps ! If I were as free of spavins, ringbone, saddle-galls, and splints as you are, I'd have that nanny-goat in here, hog-tie her, flop her and let the boy help himself. […]”"

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