One who hangs, or causes to be hanged; a hangman.
That by which a thing is suspended. Especially:
A strap hung to the girdle, by which a dagger or sword is suspended.
A bridle iron.
That which hangs or is suspended, as a sword worn at the side; especially, in the 18th century, a short, curved sword.
A steep, wooded declivity. [Eng.] Gilbert White.
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