Definitions
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- verb idiomatic To be
unassisted and withoutcomfort in a situation likely to result indistress orfailure . - verb idiomatic To
wait for an uncomfortably long period of time.
Etymologies
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An allusion to being hanged by the neck and then left for dead in a suspended state.
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