hangfire
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of hangfire
Example Sentences
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They, too, were nervous about hangfire, the unstable snow left along the edges of an avalanche’s path that can release at any moment.
From New York Times • Dec. 20, 2012
June Allyson and Robert Walker on a hangfire honeymoon.
From Time Magazine Archive
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