gallows

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   A wooden framework on which persons are executed by hanging.

   • Near-synonym: gibbet
   • No, Sir, 'tis fear of Hanging. Who would not ſteal, or do Murder, every time his Fingers itch'd at it, were it not for fear of the Gallows?
2. 2

   A wretch who deserves to be hanged.

   • Ay, and a shrewd unhappy gallows too. / You'll ne'er be friends with him: a' kill'd your sister.
3. 3

   The rest for the tympan when raised.

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   1. 4

      Suspenders

      Suspenders; braces.

      • The last pair of "gallowses" made by Mr. Gratacap was an order from Mr. Brokaw, the clothier.
   2. 5

      Any contrivance with posts and crossbeam for suspending objects.

      • Lit by the moonlight through the window, he can see a FIGURE in the hospital bed alone in the room, and under a transparent oxygen tent. […] Tubes hang from a steel gallows beside the bed, and run to his nose and mouth.
   3. 6

      The main frame of a beam engine.

   4. 7

      plural of gallow glyph

      plural of gallow glyph; a specialized, ornate character that appears frequently in the Voynich Manuscript.

   5. 8

      Utterly

      Utterly; very.

      • They've got a gallows bad reputation, but you know what a place the beach is for talking.
   6. 9

      third-person singular simple present indicative of gallow

   7. 10

      plural of Gallow

The neighborhood

• synonymcrook
• synonymgallows
• synonymnubbing cheat
• synonymTyburn tree
• neighborgallows tree
• neighborhanging tree
• neighbordie by hanging
• neighborgallows bird
• neighborhangworthy
• neighborkill by hanging
• neighborravenstone