unhung
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unhung (not comparable)
- (of a person) Not (yet) executed by hanging; unhanged.
- 1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019:
- "You've heard of Linden?" "Linden, the professional medium. Yes, I've been told he is the greatest blackguard unhung." "Ah, well, they usually talk of them like that."
- (of a painting) Not selected for exhibition.
- (of game) Cooked without being hung to mature.