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Complete Definition of "gallows"

English

Pronunciation
IPA|/'gælÉÊz/

Etymology 1
Old English gealga|ġealga.

Noun
en-noun|plgallows|pl2gallowses

  1. wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging

Translations

Arabic: ARchar|ÙØ´ÙÙØ© (miÅ¡naqa)
Chinese: ç»åæ¶ (jiaoxingjia), ç»å° (jiaotai)
Dutch: galg
Estonian: võllas
Finnish: t|fi|hirsipuu
French: gibet m, potence f
German: Galgen m (1)
Hungarian: akasztófa
Italian: impiccagione
mid
Japanese: çµé¦å (ãããããã, koushukei)
Norwegian: galge m
Polish: szubienica f
Portuguese: forca
Serbian: šibenica f, vešala f
Slovak: šibenica f
Spanish: horca
Swedish: galge c

See also
gibbet

Etymology 2

Verb
gallows

  1. third-person singular of|gallow

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