GALLOWS
\ɡˈalə͡ʊz], \ɡˈaləʊz], \ɡ_ˈa_l_əʊ_z]\
Definitions of GALLOWS
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which condemned persons are executed by hanging
By Princeton University
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instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which condemned persons are executed by hanging
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A wretch who deserves the gallows.
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The rest for the tympan when raised.
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A pair of suspenders or braces.
By Oddity Software
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A wretch who deserves the gallows.
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The rest for the tympan when raised.
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A pair of suspenders or braces.
By Noah Webster.
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A wooden structure consisting of two uprights with a crossbar on the top, used for hanging criminals.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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