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Definition of 'gallows'Etymology 1
From (etyl) (m), (m), (m), (m), from (etyl) .
Noun
( en-noun)
Wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging.
* {{quote-book
| year = 1728
| chapter = The Atheist, or, the Second Part of the Solider's Fortune
| title = The Works of Mr. Thomas Otway
| volume = 2
| first = Thomas
| last = Otway
| authorlink = Thomas Otway
| location = London
| page = 37
| url = http://books.google.com/books?id=yF1AAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA37
| passage = No, Sir, 'tis fear of Hanging. Who would not ?teal, or do Murder, every time his Fingers itch'd at it, were it not for fear of the Gallows ?
}}
(colloquial|obsolete) A wretch who deserves to be hanged.
* 1590 , , V. ii. 12:
- Ay, and a shrewd unhappy gallows too. / You'll ne'er be friends with him: a' kill'd your sister.
(printing|obsolete) The rest for the tympan when raised.
(colloquial|obsolete) suspenders; braces
Synonyms
* gallows tree, gallow tree, hanging tree, gibbet
Derived terms
* gallows bird, gallows humor, gallous
Etymology 2
Verb
(head)
(gallow)
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