English Explanatory Dictionary

dance the hempen jig

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To be executed by hanging.

Word forms

dance the hempen jig dances the hempen jig dancing the hempen jig danced the hempen jig

Synonyms

hang swing dance on a rope dance on nothing dance the hempen jig dance the Tyburn jig dance upon nothing dangle ride a horse foaled by an acorn stretch hemp string up take a ride to Tyburn trine truss wag hemp
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