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Specialty Expressions: HEMPEN WIDOW

ExpressionsDomainDefinition
Hempen widowLiterature1: Ainsworth: Jack Sheppard.
2: "Of a hempen widow the kid forlorn."
3: The widow of a man who has been hanged. (See above.). Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
Hempen widowSlang in 1811HEMPEN WIDOW. One whose husband was hanged. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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