Definition of hamstring
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a
: either of two groups of tendons at the back of the human knee
b
: any of three muscles at the back of the thigh that function to flex and rotate the leg and extend the thigh
2
: a large tendon above and behind the hock of a quadruped
hamstring
verbDefinition of hamstring (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: to make ineffective or powerless : cripple
hamstrung by guilt
2
: to cripple by cutting the leg tendons
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The first known use of hamstring was in 1565
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