Bible Dictionaries
Hamstring
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(v. t.) To lame or disable by cutting the tendons of the ham or knee; to hough; hence, to cripple; to incapacitate; to disable.
(2):
(n.) One of the great tendons situated in each side of the ham, or space back of the knee, and connected with the muscles of the back of the thigh.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Hamstring'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/h/hamstring.html. 1828.