leaf
Preserved but no longer current.
To go off with the fall of the leaf; to be hanged: criminals in Dublin being turned off from the outside of the prison by the falling of a board, propped up, and moving on a hinge, like the leaf of a table. IRISH TERM.
Đi cùng với mùa thu của lá; bị treo: tội phạm ở Dublin bị đẩy ra khỏi ngoài trời nhà tù bằng cách rơi của một bảng, được hỗ trợ và di chuyển trên một bản lề, như lá của một bảng
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Era: ca. 1811 (Georgian)
Sources & notes
Historical definition reproduced from Grose’s Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue (1811 edition, public domain; Project Gutenberg #5402, retrieved 2026-07-31). Reflects the attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “leaf” mean?
To go off with the fall of the leaf; to be hanged: criminals in Dublin being turned off from the outside of the prison by the falling of a board, propped up, and moving on a hinge, like the leaf of a table. IRISH TERM.
Is “leaf” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.