gallows : Idioms & Phrases

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Gallow tree

  • the gallows.
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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 bird

  • noun a person who deserves to be hanged
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  • a person who deserves the gallows. Colloq.
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Gallows bitts

  • (Naut.), one of two or more frames amidships on deck for supporting spare spars; called also gallows, gallows top, gallows frame, etc.
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Gallows frame

  • . (a) The frame supporting the beam of an engine. (b) (Naut.) Gallows bitts.
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gallows tree

  • noun alternative terms for gallows
    gallows tree; gallous; gibbet.
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gallows-tree

  • noun alternative terms for gallows
    gallows tree; gallous; gibbet.
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