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hamstringing

verb

Meaning

  1. To lame or disable by cutting the tendons of the ham or knee; to hough.
  2. To cripple; to incapacitate; to disable.
  3. An instance of somebody being hamstringed.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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