halter

n 1: rope or canvas headgear for a horse, with a rope for leading

[syn: {hackamore}]

2: a woman's top that fastens behind the back and neck leaving

the back and arms uncovered

3: either of the club-like rudimentary hind wings of dipterous

insects; used for maintaining equilibrium during flight

[syn: {haltere}, {balancer}]

v 1: hang with a halter

2: prevent the progress or free movement of; "He was hampered

in his efforts by the bad weather" [syn: {hamper}, {cramp}]

hamster

1. ({Fairchild}) A particularly slick little piece of code

that does one thing well; a small, self-contained hack. The

image is of a hamster {happily} spinning its exercise wheel.

2. A tailless mouse; that is, one with an infrared link to a

receiver on the machine, as opposed to the conventional cable.

3. (UK) Any item of hardware made by {Amstrad}, a company

famous for its cheap plastic PC-almost-compatibles.

[{Jargon File}]

(1995-02-16)