English Explanatory Dictionary

crack-hemp

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person who deserves to be, or is likely to be, hanged.

Word forms

crack-hemp crack-hemps crackhemp

Etymology

From crack + hemp.

Synonyms

gallows bird hangdog wag-halter crack-hemp crack-rope gallows hang dog hempie scapegallows slip-halter
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