hempen necktie


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Noun1.hempen necktie - a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging
hangman's halter, hangman's rope, 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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