dance the hempen jig

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dance the hempen jig

verb dances the hempen jig · dancing the hempen jig · danced the hempen jig

  1. colloquial To be executed by hanging.

    Similar: hang, swing, dance on a rope, dance on nothing, dance the hempen jig, dance the Tyburn jig, dance upon nothing, dangle, ride a horse foaled by an acorn, stretch hemp, string up, take a ride to Tyburn

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@misc{dance_the_hempen_jig_2026,
  title = {dance the hempen jig},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dance%20the%20hempen%20jig},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}