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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dance the hempen jig

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.42 in modern English

Syllables
dance the hempen jig
IPA
38
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
1
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be executed by hanging.

Colloquial

Usage

Inflected Forms

dances the hempen jig (present, singular) dancing the hempen jig (participle, present) danced the hempen jig (participle, past) danced the hempen jig (past)

Synonyms

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

Questions

What does dance the hempen jig mean?
To be executed by hanging.

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