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hempstretch

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A person who has been hanged.

uncountable

Examples

“Then one of the men who were hanging there, asked him for Christian charity to cut⟳ the rope. He did so, and Hempstretch fell on his feet: and, thanking him for the benefit which he had received, desired that he would take⟳ him behind him, because he must accompany⟳ him in that journey.”

CEFR level

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