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Verb
dance on nothing (third-person singular simple present dances on nothing, present participle dancing on nothing, simple past and past participle danced on nothing)
- (archaic, idiomatic) To be hanged.
- Synonyms: dance on a rope, dance upon nothing; see also Thesaurus:die by hanging
1849, A. H. Baker, “Hang the Black Rascal”, in The Prisoners' Friend:Oh! Do hang him-we have waited
Many a day for such a chance;
Let the hempen cord be baited;
See how gracefully he'll dance
Dance on nothing! oh, how funny! […]
1831, David Erskine, James III :I would much rather be here, my lady, than dancing on nothing in the Hanging-wood, near Parkend
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