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Meaning of hangy-downs | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

The parts of anything that hang down, such as tassels.

colloquial, plural, plural-only

Examples

“With the divider removed or disengaged, the hangy-downs that attach it can get caught up in the loading process. So it goes.”
“Next night, I took a small bucket with some rocks in it, sure enough there was Bulley and all the pond cows up to their hangy-downs in the muddy water.”
“Leon was in his most resplendent, gaudiest, Day-Glo getup, including a purple felt fez with multiple hangy-downs and a cranberry vestment with gold collar, appliquéd with every religious symbol known to man […]”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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