necktie party
nounOlder Slang.
a lynching or other execution by hanging.
Origin of necktie party
1First recorded in 1830–40
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How to use necktie party in a sentence
"Get a move on you, Mr. Struve, unless you want to figure in a necktie party," he advised.
A Texas Ranger | William MacLeod RaineBart seethed with rage and nearly came to blows with a number of vociferous agitators who were advocating a necktie-party.
Astounding Stories, August, 1931 | VariousSome of the boys had notions of a necktie party, but they're a little shy of sand.
A Texas Ranger | William MacLeod RaineWell, did you take him back to the ranch for a necktie party, or did you bury him in the gulch?
Oh, You Tex! | William Macleod RaineThis ain't no necktie party that you're asked to assist in!'
Dracula's Guest | Bram Stoker
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