Gallows
11Gallows — A gallows is a frame, typically wooden, used for execution by hanging.A gallows can take several forms. The simplest form (as often used in the game Hangman ) resembles an inverted L , with a single upright and a horizontal beam to which the rope …
12gallows — /gal ohz, euhz/, n., pl. gallowses, gallows. 1. a wooden frame, consisting of a crossbeam on two uprights, on which condemned persons are executed by hanging. 2. a similar structure from which something is suspended. 3. execution by hanging: a… …
13gallows — gibbets A number of beliefs and customs clustered around the gallows, the hangman s rope, and even the body of the executed person. The wood of the gallows itself was prized for its curative properties, as it was believed effective against the …
14gallows — I. noun (plural gallows or gallowses) Etymology: Middle English galwes, plural of galwe, from Old English galga, gealga; akin to Old Norse gelgja pole, stake, Armenian jałk twig Date: before 12th century 1. a. a frame usually of two upright posts …
15gallows — [13] Gallows was probably borrowed from Old Norse gálgi (the related Old English galga does not seem to have survived into the Middle English period). Both go back to a prehistoric Germanic *galgon ‘pole’, whose descendants, which also include… …
16gallows — plural noun 1) the wooden gallows Syn: gibbet, scaffold, gallows tree 2) they were condemned to the gallows Syn: hanging, being hanged, the noose, the rope, the gibbet, the scaffold, execution …
17gallows — UK [ˈɡæləʊz] / US [ˈɡæloʊz] noun [countable] Word forms gallows : singular gallows plural gallows a wooden frame used for killing criminals by hanging them from it with a rope around their neck …
18gallows — /ˈgæloʊz / (say galohz) noun (plural gallows or gallowses) 1. a wooden frame, consisting of a crossbeam on two uprights, on which condemned persons were, and in certain countries still are, executed by hanging. 2. a similar structure, as for… …
19gallows — [13] Gallows was probably borrowed from Old Norse gálgi (the related Old English galga does not seem to have survived into the Middle English period). Both go back to a prehistoric Germanic *galgon ‘pole’, whose descendants, which also include… …
20gallows — Synonyms and related words: ax, beheading, block, burning, capital punishment, cross, crucifixion, death chair, death chamber, decapitation, decollation, defenestration, drop, electric chair, electrocution, execution, fusillade, gallows tree,… …
