Feedback
Gallows
Your browser does not support the audio element.
Meaning
Noun
●
In Capital punishment & Prison:
Wooden
framework
on which
persons
are
put to death
by hanging.
●
A
wretch
who
deserves
to be hanged.
●
In Printing:
The
rest
for the
tympan
when raised.
●
Suspenders; braces.
●
Any
contrivance
with
posts
and
crossbeam
for
suspending
objects.
●
The main
frame
of a
beam
engine.
Verb
●
third-person singular
simple
present indicative
of gallow
Name
●
plural of Gallow
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
gallows
English
gealga
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Gibbet
Crook
Gallows
Gallows Tree
Gallow Tree
Hanging Tree
Nubbing Cheat
Gallows Bird
Related
Guillotine
Noose
Cenotaph
Morgue
Altar
Pillory
Stockades
Scaffold
Stockade
Hague
Corpse
Gulags
Throne
Coffin
Gulag
Prison
Graveyard
Cemetery
Headsman
Battlements
Staircase
Tomb
Grave
Jail
Mob
Wall
Stairway
Crucifix
Cyclops
Chapel
Shrine
Memorial
Sword
Beasts
Devil
Witches
Parapet
Firing Squad
Electric Chair
Town Square
Gas Chamber
Bell Tower
Hangman'S Noose
Old Man
Gas Chambers
Funny Farm
Jail Cell
Concentration Camps
Death Chamber
Gates Of Hell
More
Join 10 million students and professionals writing 70% faster at QuillBot.com
Start writing better