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==Biblical reference== Rendering [[chariot]]-[[horse]]s lame by hamstringing is mentioned in the [[Book of Joshua]] in the [[Bible]] (the [[King James Version]] uses the term "{{linktext|houghing}}",<ref>[https://www.biblegateway.com/verse/en/Joshua%2011:9 Book of Joshua, Chapter 11, Verse 9 (King James Version)] - "And Joshua did unto them as the Lord bade him: he houghed their horses, and burnt their chariots with fire."</ref> from an old spelling of [[hock (zoology)| ''hock'']]). In times of war, hamstringing an enemy's horses prevented the horses from being used in fighting.
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