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hempen cravats

hempen cravats is the plural of hempen cravat.

Meaning of hempen cravat

Noun

hempen cravat (plural hempen cravats)

  1. (archaic, euphemistic) The hangman's noose.
    • I am no prophet, yet am not unwilling to say that if he has not yet graced a hempen cravat, he either will at some future time, or his deserts will not be meted out to him.1861, E. J. Guerin, Mountain Charley, page 22

Questions about hempen cravats

What is hempen cravats the plural of?
Hempen cravats is the plural of hempen cravat.

Words near hempen cravats in the dictionary

  1. Hempels
  2. hempen
  3. hempen collar
  4. hempen collars
  5. hempen cravat
  6. hempen cravats
  7. hempen widow
  8. hempen widows
  9. Hemphill
  10. Hemphill County
  11. Hemphillian

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