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a slip noose for hanging a person, usually having eight or nine turns around the rope.
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hangman's knot
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Hangman's knot — The hangman s knot or hangman s noose (also known as a collar during Elizabethan times) is a well known knot most often associated with its use in hanging. For a hanging, the knot of the rope is typically placed under or just behind the left ear … Wikipedia
Hangman's Knot — Infobox Film name = Hangman s Knot image size = caption = director = Roy Huggins producer = Harry Joe Brown writer = Roy Huggins narrator = starring = Randolph Scott Donna Reed Lee Marvin music = cinematography = Charles Lawton, Jr. editing =… … Wikipedia
hangman's knot — noun see hangman s halter * * * a slip noose for hanging a person, usually having eight or nine turns around the rope … Useful english dictionary
hangman's knot — hang′man s knot n. a slip noose for hanging a person … From formal English to slang
Hangman's Knot — Voir Le Relais de l or maudit … Dictionnaire mondial des Films
hangman's halter — noun a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging • Syn: ↑hangman s rope, ↑halter, ↑hemp, ↑hempen necktie • Derivationally related forms: ↑halter (for: ↑halter) … Useful english dictionary
Blood knot — Knot details name=Blood knot names= Barrel knot type= bend strength= 80% origin= related= releasing= uses= Joining monofilament nylon line caveat= abok number= A blood knot (Barrel knot) is most usefully employed for joining sections of… … Wikipedia
Tarbuck knot — Knot details name=Tarbuck knot names= type= running origin= modern related= Hangman s knot, noose releasing= Non jamming strength= 32% uses= Climbing caveat= The knot grips adequately, but under sudden stress will slide to a limited extent thus… … Wikipedia
hangman's noose — noun Knot used primarily for strangulation purposes … Wiktionary
Le Relais de l'or maudit — Hangman s Knot Western de Roy Huggins, avec Randolph Scott, Donna Reed, Claude Jarman Jr., Lee Marvin. Pays: États Unis Date de sortie: 1952 Technique: couleurs Durée: 1 h 21 Résumé À la fin de la guerre de Sécession, quelques… … Dictionnaire mondial des Films
