Phrase guide
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Sound
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verb
To be hanged.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, idiomatic
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Synonyms: dance on a rope, dance upon nothing, dance on nothing, dance the hempen jig, dance the Tyburn jig, dangle, hang, ride a horse foaled by an acorn, stretch hemp, string up, swing, take a ride to Tyburn, trine, truss, wag hemp
Antonyms: none provided
History
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