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gallows tree
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Gallows tree
(gcide) | Gallows \Gal"lows\, n. sing.; pl. Gallowsesor Gallows. [OE.
galwes, pl., AS. galga, gealga, gallows, cross; akin to D.
galg gallows, OS. & OHG. galgo, G. galgen, Icel. g[=a]lgi,
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 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.
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So they hanged Haman on the gallows. --Esther vii.
10.
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If I hang, I'll make a fat pair of gallows. --Shak.
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O, there were desolation of gaolers and gallowses!
--Shak.
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2. A wretch who deserves the gallows. [R.] --Shak.
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3. (Print.) The rest for the tympan when raised.
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4. pl. A pair of suspenders or braces. [Colloq.]
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Gallows bird, a person who deserves the gallows. [Colloq.]
Gallows bitts (Naut.), one of two or more frames amidships
on deck for supporting spare spars; -- called also
gallows, gallows top, gallows frame, etc.
Gallows frame.
(a) The frame supporting the beam of an engine.
(b) (Naut.) Gallows bitts.
Gallows tree, or
Gallow tree, the gallows.
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At length him nail['e]d on a gallow tree. --Spenser.
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gallows tree
(wn) | gallows tree
n 1: alternative terms for gallows [syn: gallows tree,
gallows-tree, gibbet, gallous] |
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Gallows tree
(gcide) | Gallows \Gal"lows\, n. sing.; pl. Gallowsesor Gallows. [OE.
galwes, pl., AS. galga, gealga, gallows, cross; akin to D.
galg gallows, OS. & OHG. galgo, G. galgen, Icel. g[=a]lgi,
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 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.
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So they hanged Haman on the gallows. --Esther vii.
10.
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If I hang, I'll make a fat pair of gallows. --Shak.
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O, there were desolation of gaolers and gallowses!
--Shak.
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2. A wretch who deserves the gallows. [R.] --Shak.
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3. (Print.) The rest for the tympan when raised.
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4. pl. A pair of suspenders or braces. [Colloq.]
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Gallows bird, a person who deserves the gallows. [Colloq.]
Gallows bitts (Naut.), one of two or more frames amidships
on deck for supporting spare spars; -- called also
gallows, gallows top, gallows frame, etc.
Gallows frame.
(a) The frame supporting the beam of an engine.
(b) (Naut.) Gallows bitts.
Gallows tree, or
Gallow tree, the gallows.
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At length him nail['e]d on a gallow tree. --Spenser.
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