单词 | yeoman of the halter |
释义 | > as lemmasyeoman of the halter yeoman of the halter n. a hangman, or hangman's assistant. ΘΠ society > authority > punishment > capital punishment > hanging > [noun] > hangman > assistant under-hangmana1616 yeoman of the corda1634 yeoman of the halter1802 1802 J. T. Smith Bk. for Rainy Day (1861) 169 A most diabolical-looking little wretch, denominated ‘the Yeoman of the Halter’, Jack Ketch's head man. < as lemmas |
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