rope dance
/ˈrəʊp dɑːns/ /ˈrəʊp dans/noun
1A performance on the tightrope.
2The death throes of a person executed by hanging. Also in extended use. Now archaic.
Origin
Early 18th century; earliest use found in Dalton's Country Justice. From rope + dance, after rope-dancing and rope-dancer.
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