(UK, historical) A technique for execution by hanging, according to which the individual's height and weight were used to determine how much slack would be provided in the rope, to ensure breaking of
(UK, historical) A technique for execution by hanging, according to which the individual's height and weight were used to determine how much slack would be provided in the rope, to ensure breaking of the neck without decapitation.
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UK and Irish slang — Cockney, Scouse, Geordie, Yorkshire, Glaswegian, Brummie, Welsh, West Country, plus Irish English. Centuries of regional dialects feeding into modern British and Irish street talk.
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(UK, historical) A technique for execution by hanging, according to which the condemned stands on a raised support such as a stool or ladder, with the noose around the neck, and the support is then moved away.
(intransitive, slang) To perform fellatio.
(Scotland) To lower oneself from a height and drop the remaining distance.
Slang term used in hip-hop and urban vernacular meaning to perform oral sex, specifically fellatio. The phrase uses 'drop' in the sense of bowing or lowering one's head and is common in lyrics and casual conversations in certain communities. Like many sex-related slang terms, it travels between regions and demographics through music, social media, and peer groups.
(Australia, NZ) An outhouse; a pit latrine.
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