crack-rope
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crack-rope
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From crack + rope.
noun crack-ropes · crackrope
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A person who deserves to be, or is likely to be, hanged; a gallows bird.
Jack. Master, I handled you not, but who did handle you very handsomely, you can tell.
Carisophus. Handsomely, thou crack-rope?
Similar: crack-hemp, gallows bird, wag-halter
Talk about this word "crack-rope." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/crack-rope. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. crack-rope. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/crack-rope "crack-rope." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/crack-rope.Cite this
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