Slip-halter

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Someone who deserves to be, or is likely to be, hanged. obsolete

    "Why, you whoreson rogue! where's my suit? As I hope for mercy, I am half-persuaded that this slip-halter has pawned my clothes."

Synonyms

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crack-hempgallows birdhangdog

Example

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"Why, you whoreson rogue! where's my suit? As I hope for mercy, I am half-persuaded that this slip-halter has pawned my clothes."

Etymology

From slip + halter.

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