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halse

Noun CEFR B1
[hoːs]

Definitions

  1. The neck; the throat.
    archaic
  2. A small village in Greatworth and Halse parish, West Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, previously in South Northamptonshire district (OS grid ref SP5640).
  3. A village and civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in Somerset West and Taunton district and Taunton Deane district before that (OS grid ref ST1428).
  4. A surname.

Equivalents

FrançaisHalse

Examples

“Well, as you know⟳ they used to hang⟳ folk by the halse for horse theft.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

Halsell Halseman halseny halser Halsey Halsham

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