(kill by hanging)
21scragged — skræg n. lean person or animal, scrawny person or animal; neck of an animal; neck of a person (Slang) v. (Slang) strangle, choke; kill by hanging …
22scragging — skræg n. lean person or animal, scrawny person or animal; neck of an animal; neck of a person (Slang) v. (Slang) strangle, choke; kill by hanging …
23scrags — skræg n. lean person or animal, scrawny person or animal; neck of an animal; neck of a person (Slang) v. (Slang) strangle, choke; kill by hanging …
24loop — obsolete to kill by hanging The association is with the noose: Like moussie thrappl t in a la , Or loon that s loopit by the law. (Ainslie, 1892 the mouse was throttled and a loon was a person of low rank) …
25stretch the hemp — to kill by hanging From the material of the noose. The victim may be said to have effected the expansion: Molly Maguire stretching the hemp in the last act. {Pearson s Magazine, October 1900) More practically as stretch the neck: …
26string up — to kill by hanging Usually of lynching, on a conveniently placed branch which always seems to be to hand in cowboy films …
27string — [[t]strɪŋ[/t]] n. v. strung, string•ing 1) a slender cord used for binding or tying 2) a narrow strip of flexible material for tying parts together: bonnet strings[/ex] 3) jew a collection of objects threaded on a string: a string of pearls[/ex]… …
28string — /strɪŋ / (say string) noun 1. a line, cord, or thread, used for tying parcels, etc. 2. a narrow strip of cloth, leather, etc., for tying parts together: strings of a bonnet. 3. something resembling a string or thread. 4. a number of objects, as… …
29string up — ► string up 1) kill by hanging. 2) (be strung up) Brit. be tense or nervous. Main Entry: ↑string …
30string — [striŋ] n. [ME streng < OE, akin to Ger strang: see STRONG] 1. a) a thin line of twisted fiber used for tying, pulling, fastening, etc.; slender cord or thick thread b) a narrow strip of leather or cloth for fastening shoes, clothing, etc.;… …
