stretch hemp

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To be hanged.
    — If that fellow comes up here, he will see us; if we let him go the Johnnies will have us, and inside of twenty-four hours we will have been tried by a drumhead court-martial and the whole six of us sentenced to stretch hemp. Now, it is better, in my opinion, that he should stretch hemp than we six; so, if he comes up here, I'll put this noose around his neck and the first chance we get we will jump him into the river.

词形变化

stretches hemp present,singular,third-person stretching hemp participle,present stretched hemp participle,past stretched hemp past

词源

Ropes of the gallows would often be made from hemp.
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