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hangman's jig

hangman's jig noun: the struggling motions of a person being executed by hanging.

Noun

hangman's jig (plural hangman's jigs)

  1. The struggling motions of a person being executed by hanging.

Forms of hangman's jig

pluralhangman's jigs

Questions about hangman's jig

What does hangman's jig mean?
Hangman's jig means the struggling motions of a person being executed by hanging.
What part of speech is hangman's jig?
Hangman's jig is a noun.
What is the plural of hangman's jig?
The plural of hangman's jig is hangman's jigs.

Words near hangman's jig in the dictionary

  1. hangles
  2. Hanglid
  3. hangman
  4. hangman paradox
  5. hangman's fracture
  6. hangman's jig
  7. hangman's noose
  8. hangman's nooses
  9. hangman's wages
  10. hangmanship
  11. hangmen

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