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Fit for the gallows; deserving to be hanged; villainous, wicked. Now only dialect in weaker sense, esp. of children: Impish, wild, mischievous. gallow…
A person who deserves or is likely to be hanged; a rogue, a scoundrel. Also in weakened sense: a mischievous or rascally person. Cf. widdieneck, n.…
Ripe for the gallows; fit for being hanged. Now archaic.
Deserving or likely to be hanged; roguish, villainous. Also in weakened sense: mischievous, rascally. Cf. hempy, adj. 2.