"short drop" meaning in English

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      "tags": [
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "name": "British English",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Coordinate term: long drop"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A technique for execution by hanging, according to which the condemned stands on a raised support such as a stool or ladder, with the noose around the neck, and the support is then moved away."
      ],
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(UK, historical) A technique for execution by hanging, according to which the condemned stands on a raised support such as a stool or ladder, with the noose around the neck, and the support is then moved away."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "historical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "short drop"
}

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    {
      "form": "short drops",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "expansion": "short drop (plural short drops)",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "British English",
        "English countable nouns",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English nouns",
        "English terms with historical senses"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Coordinate term: long drop"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A technique for execution by hanging, according to which the condemned stands on a raised support such as a stool or ladder, with the noose around the neck, and the support is then moved away."
      ],
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        [
          "execution",
          "execution"
        ],
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          "hanging"
        ]
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        "(UK, historical) A technique for execution by hanging, according to which the condemned stands on a raised support such as a stool or ladder, with the noose around the neck, and the support is then moved away."
      ],
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        "UK",
        "historical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "short drop"
}