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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(obsolete) A person who deserves to be, or is likely to be, hanged; a gallows bird..
Jack. Master, I handled you not, but who did handle you very handsomely, you can tell. Carisophus. Handsomely, thou crack-rope?
Then let him be led through every ſtreete in yᵉ towne, / That every crackrope, may throw rottē egs at yᵉ clown.
Hark ye, ye crack-rope padder, born beggar, and bred thief!
Use crack-rope when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Crack-rope means (obsolete) A person who deserves to be, or is likely to be, hanged; a gallows bird..
Common synonyms include crack-hemp, gallows bird, wag-halter.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Jack. Master, I handled you not, but who did handle you very handsomely, you can tell. Carisophus. Handsomely, thou crack-rope?
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