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hangman's wages

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.13 in modern English

Syllables
hang-man's wages
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The sum of thirteenpence halfpenny.

British usage; Obsolete; Slang; Uncountable

Usage

Questions

What does hangman's wages mean?
The sum of thirteenpence halfpenny.

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