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long drops

long drops is the plural of long drop.

Meaning of long drop

Noun

long drop (plural long drops)

  1. (Australia, New Zealand) An outhouse; a pit latrine.
  2. (UK, historical) A technique for execution by hanging, according to which the individual's height and weight were used to determine how much slack would be provided in the rope, to ensure breaking of the neck without decapitation.

Questions about long drops

What is long drops the plural of?
Long drops is the plural of long drop.

Words near long drops in the dictionary

  1. long drink
  2. long drink of water
  3. long drinks
  4. long drinks of water
  5. long drop
  6. long drops
  7. long drum
  8. long drums
  9. Long Duckmanton
  10. long e
  11. Long Eaton

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