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hempstretch

hempstretch noun: a person who has been hanged.

Noun

hempstretch (uncountable)

  1. A person who has been hanged.
    • Then one of the men who were hanging there, asked him for Christian charity to cut the rope. He did so, and Hempstretch fell on his feet: and, thanking him for the benefit which he had received, desired that he would take him behind him, because he must accompany him in that journey.1850, António Vieira (translated), Sermoens

Synonyms of hempstretch

Questions about hempstretch

What does hempstretch mean?
Hempstretch means a person who has been hanged.
What part of speech is hempstretch?
Hempstretch is a noun.

Words near hempstretch in the dictionary

  1. hempseed
  2. hempseeds
  3. Hempstead
  4. Hempstead County
  5. Hempsteads
  6. hempstretch
  7. hempvine
  8. hempvines
  9. hempweed
  10. hempweeds
  11. hempwort

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