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1. (n.) gallows
a wooden frame consisting of two upright timbers with a crossbeam from which condemned persons are hanged.
2. gallows
a similar structure from which something is suspended.
3. gallows
execution by hanging:
a criminal sentenced to the gallows.
Etymology: (bef. 900; OE g(e)algan; c. OHG galgo)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) gallows
an instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which a condemned person is executed by hanging
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. Gallows
of Gallows
2. Gallows
a frame from which is suspended the rope with which criminals are executed by hanging, usually consisting of two upright posts and a crossbeam on the top; also, a like frame for suspending anything
3. Gallows
a wretch who deserves the gallows
4. Gallows
the rest for the tympan when raised
5. Gallows
a pair of suspenders or braces
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Sense: a wooden frame on which criminals were hanged.
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 Afrikaans: galg |
 Arabic: مِشْنَقَه |
 Bulgarian: бесило |
 Brazilian: forca |
 Czech: šibenice |
 German: der Galgen |
 Danish: galge |
 Greek: ικρίωμα |
 Spanish: horca |
 Estonian: võllas |
 Farsi: چوبه دار |
 Finnish: hirsipuu |
 French: gibet |
 Hebrew: עַמוּד תְּלִייָה |
 Hindi: फांसी का तखता |
 Croatian: vješala |
 Hungarian: akasztófa |
 Indonesian: tiang gantungan |
 Icelandic: gálgi |
 Italian: forca |
 Japanese: 絞首台 |
 Korean: 교수대 |
 Lithuanian: kartuvės |
 Latvian: karātavas |
 Malay: tempat gantung |
 Dutch: galg |
 Norwegian: galge |
 Polish: szubienica |
 Persian: چوبه دار |
 Pashto: دار، زندۍ |
 Portuguese: patíbulo |
 Romanian: spânzurătoare |
 Russian: виселица |
 Slovak: šibenica |
 Slovenian: vislice |
 Serbian: vešala |
 Swedish: galge |
 Thai: ที่แขวนคอนักโทษ |
 Turkish: darağacı, idam sehpası |
 Taiwanese: 絞刑架 |
 Ukrainian: шибениця |
 Urdu: سولی |
 Vietnamese: giá treo cổ |
 Chinese: 绞刑架 |
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