noose
/nuːs/ noun C1- An adjustable loop of rope, such as the one placed around the neck in hangings, or the one at the end of a lasso. · Put someone's head in a noose
Plural nooses
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As he spoke he drew the dog-whip swiftly from the dead man’s lap, and throwing the noose round the reptile’s neck he drew it from its horrid perch and, carrying it at arm’s length, threw it into the iron safe, which he closed upon it.
The bullets alone are enough to put his head in a noose.
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