GALLOWS


Meaning of GALLOWS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈɡæləuz ]

n.pl. (usu. treated as sing.) 1 a structure, usu. of two uprights and a crosspiece, for the hanging of criminals. 2 (prec. by the) execution by hanging. øgallows humour grim and ironical humour. [ME f. ON gÁlgi]

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