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Bridport dagger
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English
Noun
en obsolete colloquial A hangman's noose.
en hempen cravat Thesaurus:hangman's noose
en 2023 December 27 Stephen Roberts Bradshaw's Britain: the way to Weymouth RAIL 999 53 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".
Usage notes
To be "stabbed with a Bridport dagger" was to be executed by hanging.