gallows
/ˈɡæləʊz/
Dictionary
noun
- Wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging.
- A wretch who deserves to be hanged.
- 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.
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