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Webster 1913 Edition
Hanger
Hang′er
(-ẽr)
, Noun.
1.
One who hangs, or causes to be hanged; a hangman.
2.
That by which a thing is suspended.
Especially: (a)
A strap hung to the girdle, by which a dagger or sword is suspended.
(b)
(Mach.)
A part that suspends a journal box in which shafting runs. See Illust. of
Countershaft
. (c)
A bridle iron.
3.
That which hangs or is suspended, as a sword worn at the side; especially, in the 18th century, a short, curved sword.
4.
A steep, wooded declivity.
[Eng.]
Gilbert White.
Webster 1828 Edition
Hanger
HANG'ER
,Noun.
1.
A short broad sword, incurvated towards the point.2.
One that hangs, or causes to be hanged.