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wag-halter en · NOUN

Etymology

From wag + halter.

Meanings

  1. (obsolete) Someone who is likely to swing in a halter; someone likely to be hanged.
    • I can tell you, I am a mad waghalter. 1613, John Marston, William Barksted, The Insatiate Countess, I.1:

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Synonyms

hangdog · gallows bird