hangman's halter

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Noun

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hangman's halter - a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging hangman's rope, hempen necktie, halter, hemp gallows - an instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which a condemned person is executed by hanging running noose, slip noose, noose - a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled rope - a strong line

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