Tyburn

Tyburn was the principal location in London for public executions by hanging. The location was well known, appearing in many cant phrases and folk songs: `Tyburn Tree' being the scaffold; `To dance the Tyburn Jig' meaning to be hanged, etc.

This is an orphaned page right now...it needs to be linked to from some other page.

-- it will be. I've lately been reading stuff about the Anatomy Act, and the Tyburn riots against the surgeons, and I'll have some pages linking soon, I hope

What does "cant phrases" mean?