Thesaurus:hangman's noose

Thesaurus

hangman's noose

English

Noun

Sense: a kind of knot used primarily to execute a person by hanging

Synonyms

• Bridport dagger (obsolete, colloquial)
• collar (archaic)
• halter
• hangman's knot
• hangman's noose
• hempen collar (archaic, poetic or euphemistic)
• hempen cravat (archaic, euphemistic)

Hypernyms

• noose

Holonyms

• gallows    [⇒ thesaurus]

See also

• Thesaurus:die by hanging
• Thesaurus:gallows bird
• Thesaurus:hangworthy
• Thesaurus:kill by hanging

Further reading

• “972. punishment” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “hangman's noose” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.