slip-halter

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slip-halter

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From slip + halter.

noun slip-halters · sliphalter

  1. obsolete Someone who deserves to be, or is likely to be, hanged. Why, you whoreson rogue! where's my suit? As I hope for mercy, I am half-persuaded that this slip-halter has pawned my clothes.

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@misc{slip_halter_2026,
  title = {slip-halter},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/slip-halter},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}