wag-halter

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wag-halter

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From wag + halter.

noun wag-halters

obsolete Someone who is likely to swing in a halter; someone likely to be hanged. I can tell you, I am a mad waghalter.
Similar: gallows bird, hangdog

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@misc{wag_halter_2026,
  title = {wag-halter},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wag-halter},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}