stretch rope
English
Verb
stretch rope (third-person singular simple present stretches rope, present participle stretching rope, simple past and past participle stretched rope)
- (US, slang, dated) To be executed by hanging.
- 1935, Mari Sandoz, Old Jules (page 37)
- It don't never rain in this damned country and you'll stop lead or stretch rope if you keeps shootin' cattle.
- 1935, Mari Sandoz, Old Jules (page 37)