crack-hemp
crack-hemp noun: a person who deserves to be, or is likely to be, hanged.
Noun
crack-hemp (plural crack-hemps)
- A person who deserves to be, or is likely to be, hanged.
- Come hither, crackhempe.c. 1590–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Taming of the Shrew”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
- Even in the Castle of Avenel thou wert a wild blood enough, but hadst thou been nurtured here, within a flight shot of the court, thou hadst been the veriest crack-hemp of a page that ever wore a feather in thy bonnet or steel by thy side: truly, I wish it may end week with thee.1820, Sir Walter Scott, The Abbot (Waverley Novels), page 246
- Synonyms:
- gallows bird, hangdog, wag-halter, crack-rope, gallows, hang dog, hempie, scapegallows, slip-halter
Synonyms of crack-hemp
Forms of crack-hemp
| plural | crack-hemps |
|---|---|
| alternative form | crackhemp |
Origin of crack-hemp
From crack + hemp.
Questions about crack-hemp
- What does crack-hemp mean?
- Crack-hemp means a person who deserves to be, or is likely to be, hanged.
- What part of speech is crack-hemp?
- Crack-hemp is a noun.
- What is the plural of crack-hemp?
- The plural of crack-hemp is crack-hemps.
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