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Gibbet 76% connected

A kind of gallows; an upright post with an arm projecting from the top, on which, formerly, malefactors were hanged in chains, and their bodies allow…

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Halter 70% connected

One who halts or limps; a cripple.

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Hemp 70% connected

A plant of the genus Cannabis (C. sativa), the fibrous skin or bark of which is used for making cloth and cordage. The name is also applied to variou…

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