gallows tree

or gallow tree

noun

a gallows.

Origin of gallows tree

before 900; Middle English galwe tree,Old English galgtrēow, equivalent to galg(a) gallows + trēowtree

Words nearby gallows tree

gallows, gallows bird, gallows frame, gallows humor, gallows humour, gallows tree, gallsickness, gallstone, Gallup, Gallup poll, Gallup polls

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Example sentences from the Web for gallows tree

Then, half carrying, half dragging, bring them under the branches designed for their gallows-tree.
The Lone Ranche|Captain Mayne Reid
The greater part of the assembly voted for this opinion; Hagbard was condemned, and a gallows-tree planted to receive him.
The Danish History, Books I-IX|Saxo Grammaticus ("Saxo the Learned")
Here was the cactus, taller than its fellows, and gaunt as a gallows-tree, and here the projecting end of a fallen cross.
Sir Mortimer|Mary Johnston
Take the rascal down and bind him fast to the gallows-tree against our return.
Robin Hood|J. Walker McSpadden

There must be silence by law, on what had been done beneath the Manchester gallows-tree.
The Wearing of the Green|A.M. Sullivan

British Dictionary definitions for gallows tree

gallows tree

gallow tree

noun

another name for gallows (def. 1)

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单词	gallows tree
释义	gallows tree or gallow tree noun a gallows. Origin of gallows tree before 900; Middle English galwe tree,Old English galgtrēow, equivalent to galg(a) gallows + trēowtree Words nearby gallows tree gallows, gallows bird, gallows frame, gallows humor, gallows humour, gallows tree, gallsickness, gallstone, Gallup, Gallup poll, Gallup polls Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for gallows tree Then, half carrying, half dragging, bring them under the branches designed for their gallows-tree. The Lone Ranche\|Captain Mayne Reid The greater part of the assembly voted for this opinion; Hagbard was condemned, and a gallows-tree planted to receive him. The Danish History, Books I-IX\|Saxo Grammaticus ("Saxo the Learned") Here was the cactus, taller than its fellows, and gaunt as a gallows-tree, and here the projecting end of a fallen cross. Sir Mortimer\|Mary Johnston Take the rascal down and bind him fast to the gallows-tree against our return. Robin Hood\|J. Walker McSpadden There must be silence by law, on what had been done beneath the Manchester gallows-tree. The Wearing of the Green\|A.M. Sullivan British Dictionary definitions for gallows tree gallows tree gallow tree noun another name for gallows (def. 1) 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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