"dance the hempen jig" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: dances the hempen jig [present, singular, third-person], dancing the hempen jig [participle, present], danced the hempen jig [participle, past], danced the hempen jig [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} dance the hempen jig (third-person singular simple present dances the hempen jig, present participle dancing the hempen jig, simple past and past participle danced the hempen jig)
  1. (colloquial) To be executed by hanging. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-dance_the_hempen_jig-en-verb-JPidyarF

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