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hangman (n.)
[hangman 词源字典]
public executioner, mid-14c. (mid-13c. as a surname), from
hang
(v.) +
man
(n.). As the name of a spelling game, by 1951.
Hangestere
"female executioner" is found mid-15c.
[hangman etymology, hangman origin, 英语词源]
[hangman 词源字典]