NOUN | artifact | hangman's rope, hangman's halter, halter, hemp, hempen necktie | a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging |
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Meaning | A rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging. | |
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Synonyms | hangman's halter, halter, hemp, hempen necktie | |
Part of | gallows | An instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which a condemned person is executed by hanging |
Parts | noose, running noose, slip noose | A loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot |
Broader | rope | A strong line |
Spanish | ahogadero, soga | |
Catalan | dogal, soga |
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