English Explanatory Dictionary

stretch hemp

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To be hanged.

Word forms

stretch hemp stretches hemp stretching hemp stretched hemp

Etymology

Ropes of the gallows would often be made from hemp.

Synonyms

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