gallows bird

noun Informal.

a person who deserves to be hanged.

Origin of gallows bird

First recorded in 1775–85

Words nearby gallows bird

gallotannic acid, gallous, Gallovidian, Galloway, gallows, gallows bird, gallows frame, gallows humor, gallows humour, gallows tree, gallsickness

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Example sentences from the Web for gallows bird

"You're to sell, you mean, you gallows-bird," returned Jasper.
Adrien Leroy|Charles Garvice
Dick Malone, my gallows-bird, I arrest you in the name of the law.
Beadle's Boy's Library of Sport, Story and Adventure, Vol. I, No. 1.|Prentiss Ingraham
I know that far, though I ne'er minced ape nor gallows-bird.
The Cloister and the Hearth|Charles Reade
Such a gallows-bird, with so many bad habits, would be arrested anywhere, and then what good should I get of my income?
Timar's Two Worlds|Mr Jkai

"And you would be a highwayman, would you, gallows-bird—" began the Countess.
The O'Ruddy|Stephen Crane

British Dictionary definitions for gallows bird

gallows bird

noun

informal a person considered deserving of hanging

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单词	gallows bird
释义	gallows bird noun Informal. a person who deserves to be hanged. Origin of gallows bird First recorded in 1775–85 Words nearby gallows bird gallotannic acid, gallous, Gallovidian, Galloway, gallows, gallows bird, gallows frame, gallows humor, gallows humour, gallows tree, gallsickness Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for gallows bird "You're to sell, you mean, you gallows-bird," returned Jasper. Adrien Leroy\|Charles Garvice Dick Malone, my gallows-bird, I arrest you in the name of the law. Beadle's Boy's Library of Sport, Story and Adventure, Vol. I, No. 1.\|Prentiss Ingraham I know that far, though I ne'er minced ape nor gallows-bird. The Cloister and the Hearth\|Charles Reade Such a gallows-bird, with so many bad habits, would be arrested anywhere, and then what good should I get of my income? Timar's Two Worlds\|Mr Jkai "And you would be a highwayman, would you, gallows-bird—" began the Countess. The O'Ruddy\|Stephen Crane British Dictionary definitions for gallows bird gallows bird noun informal a person considered deserving of hanging Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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