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In Dorset, what phrase is used when a person is to be hanged?
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There's an expression for a hanging "stabbed by a Bridport dagger", after the town of Bridport (in Dorset) which is famous for manufacturing rope.
Aug 23 2003, 5:58 PM
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The rope made in Bridport was used to make a hangman's noose. The noose was locally known as The Bridport dagger.
Aug 24 2003, 10:43 AM
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