crack-hemps
crack-hemps is the plural of crack-hemp.
Meaning of crack-hemp
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]...
- Synonyms:
- gallows bird, hangdog, wag-halter, crack-rope, gallows, hang dog, hempie, scapegallows, slip-halter
Questions about crack-hemps
- What is crack-hemps the plural of?
- Crack-hemps is the plural of crack-hemp.
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