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2hamstring

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hamstrung \-ˌstrəŋ\ hamstring·ing \-ˌstriŋ-iŋ\

Medical Definition of HAMSTRING

:  to cripple by cutting the leg tendons <folklore has it that wolf packs try to hamstring their prey—John Madson>

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