gallows plural

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Definitions

noun plural gallows execution apparatus 1
noun plural gallows a wooden frame, consisting of a crossbeam on two uprights, on which condemned persons are executed by hanging. 1
noun plural gallows a similar structure from which something is suspended. 1
noun plural gallows execution by hanging: a crime deserving of the gallows. 1
noun plural gallows Also called gallows bitts. Nautical. a support on the deck of a vessel, generally one of two or more, consisting of a crosspiece on two uprights, for spars, boats, etc. 1

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