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hog-tie

noun

Meaning

  1. The act of tying the feet together in this way.
  2. To tie an animal's or someone's feet together; originally all four legs of a quadruped.
  3. To render helpless.

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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