"rope-ripe" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more rope-ripe [comparative], most rope-ripe [superlative]
Etymology: From rope + ripe. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|rope|ripe}} rope + ripe Head templates: {{en-adj}} rope-ripe (comparative more rope-ripe, superlative most rope-ripe)
  1. (obsolete, of people) Deserving of being hanged. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Capital punishment
    Sense id: en-rope-ripe-en-adj-4-QoMJJG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49
  2. (obsolete, of actions) Punishable by being hanged. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-rope-ripe-en-adj-wdTluLSu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hangworthy, gallows-ripe, roperipe

Alternative forms

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