wag-halter
English
Noun
wag-halter (plural wag-halters)
- (obsolete) Someone who is likely to swing in a halter; someone likely to be hanged.
- 1613, John Marston, William Barksted, The Insatiate Countess, I.1:
- I can tell you, I am a mad waghalter.
Synonyms
- gallows bird, hangdog; See also Thesaurus:gallows bird
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