English noun: hangman's halter | |||
1. | hangman's halter (artifact) a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging | ||
Synonyms | halter, hangman's rope, hemp, hempen necktie | ||
Broader (hypernym) | rope | ||
Part holonym | noose, running noose, slip noose | ||
Part meronym | gallows | ||