hangman's knot

noun

1. a slip noose for hanging a person, usually having eight or nine turns around the rope.

Example Sentences

A third posted a manual on how to tie a hangman’s knot.

From New York Times

Best extras: Viewers get five optional commentary tracks from historians and critics for the films “The Desperados,” “The Tall T,” “Buchanan Rides Alone,” “Hangman’s Knot” and “The Stranger Wore a Gun” and an 11-minute brief overview of Scott’s work at Columbia.

From Washington Times

Jody Williams knew things had gotten out of hand early last month, when a post on the pro-Trump message board TheDonald included a detailed diagram of how to tie a “hangman’s knot” on a noose.

From Washington Post

But instead of a scarf, a hangman’s knot was on the woman’s lap, an image that critics said was highly offensive and evoked the lynchings of black people in the Deep South.

From New York Times

The image Leach tweeted depicted an elderly woman knitting, with the caption: “After 2 weeks of quarantine with her husband, Gertrude decided to knit him a scarf…”, but the picture showed her knitting a noose with the hangman’s knot already tied.

From Washington Times