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Bridport dagger

Bridport dagger noun: a hangman's noose.

Noun

Bridport dagger (plural Bridport daggers)

  1. (colloquial, obsolete) A hangman's noose.
    • Bradshaw has a welcome habit of lobbing in the odd bit of local folklore, and he excels here with "He was stabbed with a Bridport dagger was an old saying for a man that was hung".2023 December 27, Stephen Roberts, “Bradshaw's Britain: the way to Weymouth”, in RAIL, number 999, page 53

Synonyms of Bridport dagger

Forms of Bridport dagger

pluralBridport daggers

Questions about Bridport dagger

What does Bridport dagger mean?
Bridport dagger means a hangman's noose.
What part of speech is Bridport dagger?
Bridport dagger is a noun.
What is the plural of Bridport dagger?
The plural of Bridport dagger is Bridport daggers.

Words near Bridport dagger in the dictionary

  1. bridoon
  2. bridoon rein
  3. bridoon reins
  4. bridoons
  5. Bridport
  6. Bridport dagger
  7. Bridport daggers
  8. Bridstow
  9. Bridwell
  10. Bridwells
  11. brie

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