Gallows
91gallows — Āmana, oloke a …
92gallows — A scaffold; a beam laid over either one or two posts, from which persons sentenced to capital punishment are hanged …
93gallows — A scaffold; a beam laid over either one or two posts, from which persons sentenced to capital punishment are hanged …
94gallows — A framework made of two upright posts and a bar across on which criminals convicted of capital offenses are put to death by hanging. Anciently it was sometimes made with but one upright post or by a bar across the fork of a tree …
95gallows — see the sea refuses no river …
96gallows' humor — {n. phr.} Bitter joke(s) that make fun of a very serious matter, e.g. death, imprisonment, etc. * /When the criminal was led to the electric chair on Monday morning, he said, Nice way to start the week, eh? / …
97gallows' humor — {n. phr.} Bitter joke(s) that make fun of a very serious matter, e.g. death, imprisonment, etc. * /When the criminal was led to the electric chair on Monday morning, he said, Nice way to start the week, eh? / …
98gallows bird — noun Date: circa 1785 a person who deserves hanging …
99gallows humor — noun Date: 1901 humor that makes fun of a life threatening, disastrous, or terrifying situation …
100gallows bird — Informal. a person who deserves to be hanged. [1775 85] * * * …