knee-band, verb transitive
- Origin:
- South African DutchShow more Calque formed on South African Dutch knieband, knee-halter.
knee-halter verb.
1825 W. Threlfall in B. Shaw Memorials (1841) 15The people set up a loud shout, got from their horses, off-saddled, knee-banded them, and then we set off after him.

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