hanging tie

Arch.: A tie which is supported by strap and collar, dependent from the rafters above. hanging-tool, s. Iron-turning: A crooked tool, which partially embraces the rest, so as not to be easily displaced. The cutter is formed with hollow faces to facilitate grinding. It is used for smoothing the surfaces of iron ordnance, rollers, and similar objects. hanging-valve, s. A clack-valve (q. v.). hăng-mạn, s. [Eng. hang , and man .] 1. One who hangs or executes another by hanging; a public executioner. *2. A term of reproach; a low, disreputable char acter. "As they had seen me with these hangman's hands." Shakesp.: Macbeth, ii. 2. *3. A jocular term of familiarity. "He had twice or thrice cut Cupid's bowstring, and the little hangman dare not shoot at him."-Shakesp.: Much Ado About Nothing , iii. 2.