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gallows    音标拼音: [g'æloz]
n. 绞架,绞刑

绞架,绞刑

gallows
n 1: an instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame
from which a condemned person is executed by hanging

Gallows \Gal"lows\, n. sing.; pl. {Gallowses}or {Gallows}. [OE.
galwes, pl., AS. galga, gealga, gallows, cross; akin to D.
galg gallows, OS. & OHG. galgo, G. galgen, Icel. g[=a]lgi,
Sw. & Dan. galge, Goth. galga a cross. Etymologically and
historically considered, gallows is a noun in the plural
number, but it is used as a singular, and hence is preceded
by a; as, a gallows.]
1. 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.
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So they hanged Haman on the gallows. --Esther vii.
10.
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If I hang, I'll make a fat pair of gallows. --Shak.
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O, there were desolation of gaolers and gallowses!
--Shak.
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2. A wretch who deserves the gallows. [R.] --Shak.
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3. (Print.) The rest for the tympan when raised.
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4. pl. A pair of suspenders or braces. [Colloq.]
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{Gallows bird}, a person who deserves the gallows. [Colloq.]


{Gallows bitts} (Naut.), one of two or more frames amidships
on deck for supporting spare spars; -- called also
{gallows}, {gallows top}, {gallows frame}, etc.

{Gallows frame}.
(a) The frame supporting the beam of an engine.
(b) (Naut.) Gallows bitts.

{Gallows tree}, or

{Gallow tree}, the gallows.
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At length him nail['e]d on a gallow tree. --Spenser.
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52 Moby Thesaurus words for "gallows":
ax, beheading, block, burning, capital punishment, cross,
crucifixion, death chair, death chamber, decapitation, decollation,
defenestration, drop, electric chair, electrocution, execution,
fusillade, gallows-tree, garrote, gas chamber, gassing, gibbet,
guillotine, halter, hanging, hemlock, hemp, hempen collar,
hot seat, judicial murder, lapidation, lethal chamber, maiden,
necktie party, noose, poisoning, rope, scaffold, shooting, stake,
stoning, strangling, strangulation, the ax, the block, the chair,
the gallows, the gas chamber, the guillotine, the hot seat,
the rope, tree



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  • Gallows - Wikipedia
    The French word for gallows, potence, stems from the Latin word potentia, meaning "power" Many old prints of European cities show such a permanent gallows erected on a prominent hill outside the walls, or more commonly near the castle or other seat of justice
  • Gallows | Definition, History, Examples | Britannica
    gallows, the apparatus for executing the sentence of death by hanging It usually consists of two upright posts and a crossbeam but sometimes consists of a single upright with a beam projecting from the top
  • GALLOWS Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
    The meaning of GALLOWS is a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which a noose is suspended and that is used for executions by hanging
  • The Gallows: Rope, Justice, and Public Fear
    From old wooden frames in Europe to the last public hanging, the gallows was a key symbol of punishment and power Made of wood and rope, it showed both the order and the harshness of the law It was a place where decisions, destiny, and judgment came together in death
  • GALLOWS Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
    GALLOWS definition: a wooden frame, consisting of a crossbeam on two uprights, on which condemned persons are executed by hanging See examples of gallows used in a sentence
  • GALLOWS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
    GALLOWS definition: 1 a wooden structure used, especially in the past, to hang criminals from as a form of execution… Learn more
  • Gallows - definition of gallows by The Free Dictionary
    gal•lows (ˈgæl oʊz, -əz) n , pl -lows, -lows•es 1 a wooden frame consisting of two upright timbers with a crossbeam from which condemned persons are hanged 2 a similar structure from which something is suspended 3 execution by hanging: a criminal sentenced to the gallows
  • gallows noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . .
    Definition of gallows noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
  • GALLOWS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
    A gallows is a wooden frame used to execute criminals by hanging He is on the way to the gallows
  • Gallows - U. S. National Park Service
    The current gallows is a reproduction based on images and historic records The original gallows was destroyed by the city of Fort Smith in 1897 It was deemed no longer necessary due to changes in the Federal Court's jurisdiction The gallows is open during operating hours of the Visitor Center Executions 1873 - 1879 August 15, 1873 John Childers





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