dance the Tyburn jig

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dance — 1. obsolete to be killed by hanging Alluding to the kicking of the victim and the gyration of the corpse: Spring s passage out was going to be at the end of a rope, and unless I shifted I d be dancing alongside him. (Fraser, 1982)… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
Tyburn — obsolete appertaining to death by hanging The London gallows were located in the parish named after two burns, or streams, but now called St Marylebone. The Tyburn dance, hornpipe, or jig was a hanging, by the Tyburn tippet, the noose,… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

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