English

Noun
en-noun

1. anatomy 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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trans-top|One of the great tendons situated in each side of the ham, or space back of the knee
Finnish: kinnerjänne
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Verb
en-verb|hamstrings|hamstringing|hamstrung

1. transitive To lame or disable by cutting the tendons of the ham or knee; to hough; hence, to cripple; to incapacitate; to disable.

#:Quotations
#:*So have they <b>hamstrung</b> the valor of the subject by seeking to effeminate us all at home. - Milton

Translations
trans-top|To lame or disable by cutting the tendons of the ham or knee; to hough; hence, to cripple; to incapacitate; to disable
Finnish: lamaannuttaa, rampauttaa
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Swedish

Verbal noun
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Hamstring c

1. The act of buying large supplies of something which is belived to become more expensive or more difficult to get at in the near future.

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