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hangman's wages

hangman's wages noun: the sum of thirteenpence halfpenny.

Noun

hangman's wages (uncountable)

  1. (UK, obsolete, slang) The sum of thirteenpence halfpenny.

Questions about hangman's wages

What does hangman's wages mean?
Hangman's wages means the sum of thirteenpence halfpenny.
What part of speech is hangman's wages?
Hangman's wages is a noun.

Words near hangman's wages in the dictionary

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  2. hangman's fracture
  3. hangman's jig
  4. hangman's noose
  5. hangman's nooses
  6. hangman's wages
  7. hangmanship
  8. hangmen
  9. hangment
  10. hangments
  11. Hangnaameedhoo

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