English

Noun

Abraham's balsam ‎(uncountable)

1. (archaic, British slang) Death by hanging.

Synonyms

• hanging, hempen elixir, a quick drop and a sudden stop

References

• Barrère, Albert; Leland, Charles Godfrey (1889) A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant, volume 1, page 7
• Farmer, John Stephen (1890) Slang and Its Analogues, volume 1, page 10