2. (common).—Gloves; specifically gloves in the hand.
3. See Pothooks.
Hang-in-chains, subs. phr. (old).—See quots.
1785. Grose, Vulg. Tongue, s.v. Hang-in-chains, a vile desperate fellow.
1811. Lexicon Balatronicum, Hang-in-chains. A vile, desperate fellow. Persons guilty of murder, or other atrocious crimes, are frequently, after execution, hanged on a gibbet, to which they are fastened by iron bandages; the gibbet is commonly placed on or near the place where the crime was committed.
Hanging, adj. (colloquial).—Fit for the halter.
Hanging-bee, subs. (American).—A gathering of lynch-lawmongers, bent on the application of the rope. See Bee.
Hanging Johnny, subs. phr. (venery).—The penis: specifically, in a condition of impotence or disease. For synonyms, see Creamstick and Prick.
Hangman, subs. (old).—A jocular endearment.
1600. Shakspeare, Much Ado About Nothing, iii., 2. He had twice or thrice cut Cupid’s bowstring, and the little hangman dare not shoot at him.