Meanings
nounwag-halter (plural wag-halters)
plural wag-halters
- obsoleteSomeone who is likely to swing in a halter; someone likely to be hanged.
I can tell you, I am a mad waghalter.
1613, John Marston, William Barksted, The Insatiate Countess, I.1Synonyms: gallows bird, hangdog
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nounSomeone who is likely to swing in a halter; someone likely to be hanged.
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