wag-halter
English
noun
Definitions
- (obsolete) Someone who is likely to swing in a halter; someone likely to be hanged.
Etymology
Compound from English wag (rogue, waghalter) + English halter.
Origin
English
halter
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- awag English
- bewag English
- finger-wag English
- halter English
- halterless English
- halterneck English
- halterpath English
- slip-halter English
- unhalter English
- wag English
- waggable English
- wagger English
- waggery English
- waggie English
- waggish English
- waggle English
- waggy English
- wagpastie English
- wagsome English
- wagster English
- wagtail English
- halter Middle English
- waggen Middle English