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wag-halter

wag-halter noun: someone who is likely to swing in a halter; someone likely to be hanged.

Noun

wag-halter (plural wag-halters)

  1. (obsolete) Someone who is likely to swing in a halter; someone likely to be hanged.
    • I can tell you, I am a mad waghalter.1613, John Marston, William Barksted, The Insatiate Countess, I.1

Synonyms of wag-halter

Forms of wag-halter

pluralwag-halters

Origin of wag-halter

From wag + halter.

Questions about wag-halter

What does wag-halter mean?
Wag-halter means someone who is likely to swing in a halter; someone likely to be hanged.
What part of speech is wag-halter?
Wag-halter is a noun.
What is the plural of wag-halter?
The plural of wag-halter is wag-halters.

Words near wag-halter in the dictionary

  1. wag it
  2. wag one
  3. wag one's finger
  4. wag the dog
  5. wag-at-the-wall
  6. wag-halter
  7. wag-halters
  8. wag-on-the-wall
  9. wag-pastie
  10. wag-pasties
  11. wag-pasty

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