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Hamstringing is a method of crippling a person or animal so that they cannot walk properly by severing the hamstring tendons in the thigh of the individual. [1]

17 relations: Animal, Bible, Biceps femoris muscle, Chariot, Exsanguination, Hamstring, Hock (anatomy), Horse, Human, King James Version, Late antiquity, Metaphor, Semimembranosus muscle, Semitendinosus muscle, Sword, Tendon, Torture.

Animal

Animals are multicellular eukaryotic organisms that form the biological kingdom Animalia.

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Bible

The Bible (from Koine Greek τὰ βιβλία, tà biblía, "the books") is a collection of sacred texts or scriptures that Jews and Christians consider to be a product of divine inspiration and a record of the relationship between God and humans.

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Biceps femoris muscle

The biceps femoris is a muscle of the thigh located to the posterior, or back.

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Chariot

A chariot is a type of carriage driven by a charioteer using primarily horses to provide rapid motive power.

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Exsanguination

Exsanguination is the loss of blood to a degree sufficient to cause death.

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Hamstring

In human anatomy, a hamstring is one of the three posterior thigh muscles in between the hip and the knee (from medial to lateral: semimembranosus, semitendinosus and biceps femoris).

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Hock (anatomy)

The hock, or gambrel, is the joint between the tarsal bones and tibia of a digitigrade or unguligrade quadrupedal mammal, such as a horse, cat, or dog.

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Horse

The horse (Equus ferus caballus) is one of two extant subspecies of ''Equus ferus''.

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Human

Humans (taxonomically Homo sapiens) are the only extant members of the subtribe Hominina.

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King James Version

The King James Version (KJV), also known as the King James Bible (KJB) or simply the Version (AV), is an English translation of the Christian Bible for the Church of England, begun in 1604 and completed in 1611.

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Late antiquity

Late antiquity is a periodization used by historians to describe the time of transition from classical antiquity to the Middle Ages in mainland Europe, the Mediterranean world, and the Near East.

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Metaphor

A metaphor is a figure of speech that directly refers to one thing by mentioning another for rhetorical effect.

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Semimembranosus muscle

The semimembranosus is the most medial of the three hamstring muscles.

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Semitendinosus muscle

The semitendinosus is a long superficial muscle in the back of the thigh.

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Sword

A sword is a bladed weapon intended for slashing or thrusting that is longer than a knife or dagger.

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Tendon

A tendon or sinew is a tough band of fibrous connective tissue that usually connects muscle to bone and is capable of withstanding tension.

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Torture

Torture (from the Latin tortus, "twisted") is the act of deliberately inflicting physical or psychological pain in order to fulfill some desire of the torturer or compel some action from the victim.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamstringing

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