a place of execution; esp. Calvary.
| 单词 | θ172879 |
| 释义 | society > authority > punishment > capital punishment > [noun] > place of (17) qualm-stoweOE a place of execution; esp. Calvary. heading steadc1480 In sense 2a, as heading axe, heading block, heading hill, heading man, †heading stead, heading sword, etc. Now rare (archaic and historical in later… heading hill1755 In sense 2a, as heading axe, heading block, heading hill, heading man, †heading stead, heading sword, etc. Now rare (archaic and historical in later… death house1837 colloquial (chiefly U.S.). A part of a prison where prisoners sentenced to execution are housed; (also) a building where condemned prisoners are… justice hill1843 a hill on which public executions are carried out. Subcategories:— specific sites (5) — for burning (1) — for drowning (1) — snakepit (1) — gas chamber (4) |
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