To lame a horse and render it useless by cutting the sinews of the hind leg, called the hamstring. Jos 11:6,9; 2Sa 8:4; 1Ch 18:4.
And the LORD said unto Joshua, "Be not afraid of them: for tomorrow about this time I will deliver them all slain, before all Israel: and thou shalt hough their horses, and burn their chariots with fire."
And Joshua served them as the LORD bade him, houghed their horses and burnt their chariots with fire.