"gallows" Definition

Definitions for the word "gallows" from multiple English dictionaries.

1. pl.
of Gallows
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. n. sing.
A frame from which is suspended the rope with which criminals are executed by hanging, usually consisting of two upright posts and a crossbeam on the top; also, a like frame for suspending anything.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. n. sing.
A wretch who deserves the gallows.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. n. sing.
The rest for the tympan when raised.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. n. sing.
A pair of suspenders or braces.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. slang
or GALLUS, very, or exceedingly—an unpleasant exclamation; “GALLOWS poor,” very poor. Term originally applied to anything bad enough to deserve hanging.
Source: The Slang Dictionary, 1864

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