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noun
A tree used as a gallows, a tree from which people are hanged (killed by hanging).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
alternative terms for gallows
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: gallows-tree, gibbet, gallous
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: gallows
History
From earlier gallow tree, from Middle English galowetre, galwe tree, from Old English gealgtrēow, equivalent to gallows + tree. Cognate with Danish galgetræ, Swedish galgträd, Norwegian galgetre, Icelandic gálgatré. Compare also West Frisian galgebeam, German Galgenbaum.
