hemp-widow en · NOUN
Meanings
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A widow whose spouse was hanged.
We're going over! There'll be a hemp-widow in Spain this night, or I'll be a dead man myself!"
2022, Thomas B. Costain, For My Great Folly:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hemp-widows | Number=Plur | lexicographic |