"Bridport dagger" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Bridport daggers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Bridport dagger (plural Bridport daggers)
  1. (obsolete, colloquial) A hangman's noose. Tags: colloquial, obsolete
    Sense id: en-Bridport_dagger-en-noun-aqmspMI0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

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