Bridport dagger en · NOUN
Meanings
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(colloquial, obsolete) A hangman's noose.
Bradshaw has a welcome habit of lobbing in the odd bit of local folklore, and he excels here with "He was stabbed with a Bridport dagger was an old saying for a man that was hung".
2023 December 27, Stephen Roberts, “Bradshaw's Britain: the way to Weymouth”, in RAIL, number 999, page 53:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridport daggers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
hangman's noose · collar · Bridport dagger · halter · hempen cravat · hempen collar · hangman's knot · hempen cravat