Look up: gallows

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   gallows
   [n] - instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which condemned persons are executed by hanging
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   Gallows
   A place of execution by a rope around the neck of a criminal and suspended from a beam. These were often situated at the limits of towns or by roads. The dead body could be left for some considerable length of time in a metal cage called a gibbet as a deterrent - where the criminal was executed or somewhere else, e.g. the body of William Winter wa...
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   gallows
   The structure from which the otter boards are hung when not in use and which support the warps when the net is towed. Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries
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   Gallows
   Gal'lows noun sing. ; plural Gallowses or Gallows . [ Middle English galwes , plural, Anglo-Saxon galga , gealga , gallows, cross; akin to Dutch galg gallows, Old Saxon & Old High German galgo , German galgen , Icelandic gālgi , Swedish & Danish galge , Goth. galga a cross. Etymologically and historicall ...
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   gallows
   Origin: OE. Galwes, pl, AS. Galga, gealga, gallows, cross; akin to D. Galg gallows, OS. & OHG. Galgo, G. Galgen, Icel. Galgi, Sw. & Dan. Galge, Goth. Galga a cross. Etymologically and historically considered, gallows is a noun in the plural number, but it is used as a singular, and hence is preceded by a; as, a gallows. ... 1. A frame from w ...
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   gallows
   noun an instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which a condemned person is executed by hanging
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   Gallows
   A `gallows` is a frame, typically wooden, used for execution by hanging. A gallows can take several forms. The simplest (as often used in the game `Hangman`) resembles an inverted `L`, with a single upright and a horizontal beam to which the rope noose would be attached. In other designs, the horizontal crossbeam is supported at both ends. The infamous Tyburn gallows was triangular in plan, with three uprights and three crossbeams, allowing up t...
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   Gallows
   • (pl. ) of Gallows • (n. sing.) The rest for the tympan when raised. • (n. sing.) A frame from which is suspended the rope with which criminals are executed by hanging, usually consisting of two upright posts and a crossbeam on the top; also, a like frame for suspending anything. • (n. sing.) A wretch who deserves the gallows. ...
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