hangman's noose

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hangman's noose

noun hangman's nooses

A kind of knot used primarily to execute a person by hanging.
Similar: hangman's knot, Bridport dagger, collar, halter, hangman's noose, hempen collar, hempen cravat

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noun kind of knot used primarily to execute a person by hanging

Français	nœud de pendu
Deutsch	Henkersknoten
Ελληνικά	βρόχος vróchos, θηλιά thiliá
Русский	ви́сельная пе́тля́ víselʹnaja pétljá, ви́сельный у́зел víselʹnyj úzel, уда́вка udávka, у́зел Ли́нча úzel Línča, пе́тля́ Ли́нча pétljá Línča

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@misc{hangman_s_noose_2026,
  title = {hangman's noose},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hangman's%20noose},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}