Gallows

  • 111gallows bird — gal′lows bird n. Informal. inf a person who deserves to be hanged …

    From formal English to slang

  • 112gallows humor — gal′lows hu mor n. humor that treats serious, frightening, or painful subject matter in a light or satirical way • Etymology: 1900–05 …

    From formal English to slang

  • 113gallows bird — /ˈgæloʊz bɜd/ (say galohz berd) noun Colloquial someone who deserves to be hanged …

  • 114gallows bitts — /ˈgæloʊz bɪts/ (say galohz bits) plural noun vertical frames on the deck of a ship for supporting spare spars …

  • 115gallows-balk — …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 116gallows-clapper — …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 117The Maid Freed from the Gallows — is one of many titles of a centuries old folk song about a condemned maiden pleading for someone to buy her freedom from the executioner. In the collection of ballads compiled by Francis James Child, it is indexed as Child Ballad number 95;… …

    Wikipedia

  • 118Cheat the Gallows — Studio album by Bigelf Released August 12, 2008 …

    Wikipedia

  • 119Goodbye to the Gallows — Infobox Album Name = Goodbye To The Gallows Type = Album Artist = Emmure Released = Start date|2007|3|06 Genre = Hardcore Length = Label = Victory Records Producer = Zeuss Last album = The Complete Guide To Needlework (2006/7) This album =… …

    Wikipedia

  • 120The 20 Hunchakian gallows — (or Ksan Gakhaghan , also The 20 Martyrs , The 20s [ Tchahakir Armenian weekly, # 1523, June 17, 2004, Cairo, p.1] ) is the common name for the group of Hunchakian activists who were hanged in the Sultan Bayazid square of Constantinople in June… …

    Wikipedia