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slip-gibbet
slip-gibbet n.
Brit. 
/ˈslɪpdʒɪbᵻt/
, /ˈslɪpdʒɪbᵻt/U.S. /ˈslɪpˌdʒɪbᵻt/
a scape-gallows (now dialect)./ˈslɪpˌdʒɪbᵻt/ΘΚΠ
the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > roguery > rogue > [noun] > worthy of hanging > but has escaped
scape-Tyburn1602
rope runnera1625
slip-halter1659
slip-gibbet1785
scape-gallows1799
society > morality > moral evil > wickedness > roguery, knavery, or rascalry > [noun] > rogue, knave, or rascal > worthy of hanging > escaped hanging
rope runnera1625
slip-halter1659
slip-gibbet1785
scape-gallows1799
1785 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue at Scapegallows A slip gibbet, one for whom the gallows is said to groan.
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