Gallows

Meaning

Noun

●

In Capital punishment & Prison:

Wooden

on which

are

by hanging.

●

A

who

to be hanged.

●

In Printing:

The

for the

when raised.

●

Suspenders; braces.

●

Any

with

and

for

objects.

●

The main

of a

engine.

Verb

●

third-person singular

present indicative

of gallow

Name

●

plural of Gallow

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Origin

gallows

English

gealga

Old English (ca. 450-1100)

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