English → Latin
“crack-hemp” in Latin
furciferyoke-bearer (a term of abuse, usually of slaves); rascal, scoundrel, roguecruxwooden frame on which criminals were crucified, especially a cross; gallows bird; one who deserves to be hanged; torturepatibulumfork-shaped yoke, pillory, or gibbet (for criminals)
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
crack-hemp
CRACK-ROPE, furcifer: crux: patibulum: career (comic; Vid: Ruhnken, Ter., Phorm., 2, 3, 26).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for crack-hemp?
- The usual Latin words for “crack-hemp” are furcifer, crux, patibulum. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.