HANGMAN'S HALTER

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging

Synonyms:

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("hangman's halter" is a kind of...):

rope (a strong line)

Meronyms (parts of "hangman's halter"):

noose; running noose; slip noose (a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled)

Holonyms ("hangman's halter" is a part of...):

gallows (an instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which a condemned person is executed by hanging)