"slip-halter" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: slip-halters [plural]
Etymology: slip + halter Etymology templates: {{compound|en|slip|halter}} slip + halter Head templates: {{en-noun}} slip-halter (plural slip-halters)
  1. (obsolete) Someone who deserves to be, or is likely to be, hanged. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): People Synonyms: sliphalter

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