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Noun Concept
Categories: Hanging, All articles needing additional references, Running knots, Execution equipment
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hangman's rope  hangman's halter  halter  hemp  hempen necktie
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A rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging WordNet 3.0
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A rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
The hangman's knot or hangman's noose is a knot most often associated with its use in hanging a person. Wikipedia
Type of knot Wikidata
A rope with a noose, for hanging criminals; the gallows rope. Wiktionary
A kind of knot used primarily to execute a person by strangulation. Wiktionary
Knot. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
rope
knot
appliance
loop
HAS PART
noose
PART OF
gallows
DERIVATION
halter
USE
hanging
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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hangman's rope, hangman's halter, halter, hemp, hempen necktie
Wikipedia
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hangman's knot
Wikidata
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hangman's knot
Wiktionary
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halter, hangman's noose
Wikipedia Redirections
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Hangman knot, Hangman noose, Hangman’s knot, Jack Ketch's knot, Jack Ketch knot
Wikidata Alias
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hangman's noose

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