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 Hempen Collar (A).Hempen Widow. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Hempen Fever.
 
Death on the gallows, the rope being made of hemp.   1
 


 Hempen Collar (A).Hempen Widow. 

 
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