"crack-hemp" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: crack-hemps [plural]
Etymology: From crack + hemp. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|crack|hemp}} crack + hemp Head templates: {{en-noun}} crack-hemp (plural crack-hemps)
  1. (obsolete) A person who deserves to be, or is likely to be, hanged. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Capital punishment, People Synonyms: gallows bird, hangdog, wag-halter, gallows bird

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