Bridport dagger
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Bridport dagger
noun Bridport daggers
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A hangman's noose.
Bradshaw has a welcome habit of lobbing in the odd bit of local folklore, and he excels here with "He was stabbed with a Bridport dagger was an old saying for a man that was hung".
Similar: hempen cravat, Bridport dagger, collar, halter, hangman's knot, hangman's noose, hempen collar
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