"hop the twig" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: hops the twig [present, singular, third-person], hopping the twig [participle, present], hopped the twig [participle, past], hopped the twig [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} hop the twig (third-person singular simple present hops the twig, present participle hopping the twig, simple past and past participle hopped the twig)
  1. (archaic, slang) To run away. Tags: archaic, slang
    Sense id: en-hop_the_twig-en-verb-u9S86Jkp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 30
  2. (archaic, slang) To die. Tags: archaic, slang
    Sense id: en-hop_the_twig-en-verb-jx6TKsZL

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