hanger

The old word for the Persian dagger, and latterly for a short curved sword.

← hang × hang-fire →

Hanger
·noun A bridle iron. II. Hanger ·noun A steep, wooded declivity. III. Hanger ·noun That by which a...

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Hanger-on
·noun One who hangs on, or sticks to, a person, place, or service; a dependent; one who adheres to o...

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On-hanger
·noun A hanger-on. ...

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hanger on
A dependant. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
hanger-on
A dependant; one who eats and drinks without payment.--Johnson. They all excused themselves save tw...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
cable-hanger
A term applied to any person catching oysters in the river Medway, not free of the fishery, and who ...

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