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Bookmark or Share- Gallows - WikipediaA gallows (or less precisely scaffold) is a frame or elevated beam, typically wooden, from which objects can be suspended or "weighed". Gallows were thus widely used to suspend public weighing scales for large and heavy objects such as sacks of grain or minerals, usually positioned in markets or toll gates.
- Gallows Definition & Meaning - Merriam-WebsterThe 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. How to use gallows in a sentence.
- gallows - Wiktionary, the free dictionarygallows (plural gallows or (rare) gallowses) No, Sir, 'tis fear of Hanging. Who would not ſteal, or do Murder, every time his Fingers itch'd at it, were it not for fear of the Gallows? (colloquial, obsolete) A wretch who deserves to be hanged. Ay, and a shrewd unhappy gallows too. / You'll ne'er be friends with him: a' kill'd your sister.
- GALLOWS Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.comGallows 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.
- How to Build a Gallows: 13 Steps (with Pictures) - wikiHowGallows are tools made out of wood to resemble a frame, typically used for hangings and executions. There are several types of gallows, from a simple inverted 'L' shape, to the more complex full-frame-and-stand-with-trapdoor designs.
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