HyperDic: the_halt

English > 1 sense of the expression the halt:
NOUNgroupthe halt(archaic) lame persons collectively
English > the halt: 1 sense > noun 1, group
Meaning(archaic) lame persons collectively.
Example"the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind"--Luke 14:21
Broaderdisabled, handicappedPeople collectively who are crippled or otherwise physically handicapped
Usage ofarchaism, archaicismThe use of an archaic expression

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