HyperDic: hempen_necktie

English > 1 sense of the expression hempen necktie:
NOUNartifacthempen necktie, hangman's rope, hangman's halter, halter, hempa rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging
English > hempen necktie: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging.
Synonymshangman's rope, hangman's halter, halter, hemp
Part ofgallowsAn instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which a condemned person is executed by hanging
Partsnoose, running noose, slip nooseA loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot
BroaderropeA strong line
Spanishahogadero, soga
Catalandogal, soga

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