a short drop and a sudden stop

Meaning: (idiomatic)Afallto one'sdeathbyhanging.1923, Austin B Griffin,Reports of Cases Heard and Determined in the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York‎[1], volume203, page885:I see, in other words,a short drop and then a sudden stop?2003,Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl‎[2]:I intend to see to it that any man who sails under a pirate flag or wears a pirate brand gets what he deserves:A short drop and a sudden stop.2005January 8, “Bookman”,alt.fan.heinlein (Google group):Clarke Survives Tsunamis:> But, yeah, the death penalty is a little stiff just for pretentious writing.> Punning now… it’d be a capital idea, there.Let’s not start _that_ row. Give ita quick drop and a sudden stop, rather than letting them hang…2006Hirchak, John Hirchak.Ghosts of Old Wilmington,page 27(The History Press;→ISBN,→ISBN):If you were lucky enough to survive all this lunacy, you always risked capture. There your story would end witha quick drop and a sudden stop, for piracy was punishable by hanging.

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