Noun

1. One who hangs, or causes to be hanged; a hangman.
2. That by which a thing is suspended. Especially:

   (a) A strap hung to the girdle, by which a dagger or sword is suspended.

   (b) (Machines): A part that suspends a journal box in which shafting runs.

   (c) A bridle iron

   (d) A clothes hanger

3. That which hangs or is suspended, as a sword worn at the side; especially, in the 18th century, a short, curved sword.
4. (England): A steep, wooded declivity. Gilbert White