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hangment

hangment noun: the devil; the dickens; mischief.

Noun

hangment (plural hangments)

  1. (UK, obsolete, regional) The devil; the dickens; mischief.
    • But 'twas his grandsire was talked o', not him; and 'twould play the hangment wi' me doun here, if 'twas thought there was stories like that passin' in the George and Dragon.1871, Sheridan Le Fanu, The Haunted Baronet
    • At the same time, a question from him as to what the hangment the men had to do with what he did would have shown that his mind was becoming healthy again, and thus have relieved my anxiety, […]1919, John Edward Patterson, The Passage of the Barque Sappho, page 243

Forms of hangment

pluralhangments

Questions about hangment

What does hangment mean?
Hangment means the devil; the dickens; mischief.
What part of speech is hangment?
Hangment is a noun.
What is the plural of hangment?
The plural of hangment is hangments.

Words near hangment in the dictionary

  1. hangman's noose
  2. hangman's nooses
  3. hangman's wages
  4. hangmanship
  5. hangmen
  6. hangment
  7. hangments
  8. Hangnaameedhoo
  9. hangnail
  10. hangnailed
  11. hangnails

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