crack-rope
crack-rope noun: a person who deserves to be, or is likely to be, hanged; a gallows bird.
Noun
crack-rope (plural crack-ropes)
- A person who deserves to be, or is likely to be, hanged; a gallows bird.
- Jack. Master, I handled you not, but who did handle you very handsomely, you can tell.
Carisophus. Handsomely, thou crack-rope?1564, Richard Edwardes, Damon and Pythias; republished in King, Ros, editor, The Works of Richard Edwards, Manchester and New York: Manchester University Press, 2001, page 153 - Then let him be led through every ſtreete in yᵉ towne, / That every crackrope, may throw rottē egs at yᵉ clown.1584, Anthony Munday, edited by Percy Simpson, Fidele and Fortunio, the Two Italian Gentlemen, The Malone Society, published 1909, page [55]
- Synonyms:
- crack-hemp, gallows bird, wag-halter
- Jack. Master, I handled you not, but who did handle you very handsomely, you can tell.
crack-rope meaning in Tamil
crack-rope in Tamil
- தூக்கிலிடப்படத்தக்கவன்
Synonyms of crack-rope
Forms of crack-rope
| plural | crack-ropes |
|---|---|
| alternative form | crackrope |
Origin of crack-rope
From crack + rope.
Questions about crack-rope
- What does crack-rope mean?
- Crack-rope means a person who deserves to be, or is likely to be, hanged; a gallows bird.
- What is crack-rope in Tamil?
- Crack-rope in Tamil is தூக்கிலிடப்படத்தக்கவன். See Crack-rope meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is crack-rope?
- Crack-rope is a noun.
- What is the plural of crack-rope?
- The plural of crack-rope is crack-ropes.
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