Stretching (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Stretching

Hanging. He’ll stretch for it; he will be hanged for it. Also telling a great lie: he stretched stoutly.

Definition taken from The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, originally by Francis Grose.

See also the definition in Nathan Bailey's 1736 dictionary of canting and thieving slang.

Stretch * Strike

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Nathan Bailey's 1736 Dictionary of canting and thieving slang

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To Strap
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Stretching
Strike
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Strum
To Strum
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