Gallows

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·pl of Gallows.

II. Gallows (·noun ·sg) A pair of suspenders or braces.

III. Gallows (·noun ·sg) A wretch who deserves the gallows.

IV. Gallows (·noun ·sg) The rest for the tympan when raised.

V. Gallows (·noun ·sg) 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.

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

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