Green’s Dictionary of Slang
Tyburn, n. sited near what is now Marble Arch, the village of Paddington, the principal site of public executions in London between 1388–1783, when it was replaced by Newgate; not sl. as such but occurring in many combs. below; also attrib.
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Tyburn tippet
(n.)
see under Tyburn n. under tippet, n.2
Tyburn bird
(n.)
a criminal, destined to be hanged at Tyburn. under Tyburn, n.
Tyburn blossom
(n.)
a young thief or pickpocket. under Tyburn, n.
Tyburn check
(n.)
a hangman’s noose. under Tyburn, n.
Tyburn collar
(n.)
a fringe of beard worn under the chin. under Tyburn, n.
Tyburn collop
(n.)
a miserable face. under Tyburn, n.
Tyburn face
(n.)
a miserable, down-in-the-mouth look. under Tyburn, n.
Tyburn foretop
(n.)
1. a wig with its foretop combed forward over the eyes. Such wigs were esp. popular among the underworld; thus Tyburn-topped adj. 2. a hairstyle associated with criminals. under Tyburn, n.
Tyburn stretch
(n.)
a hanging. under Tyburn, n.
Tyburn string
(n.)
a hangman’s noose. under Tyburn, n.
Tyburn T
(n.)
a branding on the thumb with a ‘T’, for Tyburn . under Tyburn, n.
Tyburn tiffany
(n.)
a hangman’s noose. under Tyburn, n.
Tyburn tippet
(n.)
a hangman’s noose. under Tyburn, n.
Tyburn top
(n.)
see Tyburn foretop under Tyburn n. under Tyburn, n.
Tyburn tree
(n.)
the gallows sited at Tyburn; also attrib. under Tyburn, n.
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