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As a [[metaphor]] "to be '''hamstrung'''" suggests having limitations, externally imposed or not, preventing full freedom of movement or utilization of resources.<ref>http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=hamstring</ref>

Rendering [[chariot]] [[horses]] lame by hamstringing is mentioned in the [[Bible]], called '''''houghing''''' in the [[King James Version]],<ref>[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Joshua%2011:9 Book of Joshua, Chapter 11, Verse 9 (King James Version)]</ref> from an old spelling of ''[[hock (zoology)|hock]]''. In post-slavery Brazil, this method was used to punish [[Capoeira]] players.{{Citation needed|date=January 2012}}

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