Definitions from Wiktionary (gallows)
▸ noun: A wooden framework on which persons are executed by hanging.
▸ noun: (colloquial, obsolete) A wretch who deserves to be hanged.
▸ noun: (printing, obsolete) The rest for the tympan when raised.
▸ noun: (colloquial, obsolete) Suspenders; braces.
▸ noun: Any contrivance with posts and crossbeam for suspending objects.
▸ noun: The main frame of a beam engine.
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▸ noun: A wooden framework on which persons are executed by hanging.
▸ noun: (colloquial, obsolete) A wretch who deserves to be hanged.
▸ noun: (printing, obsolete) The rest for the tympan when raised.
▸ noun: (colloquial, obsolete) Suspenders; braces.
▸ noun: Any contrivance with posts and crossbeam for suspending objects.
▸ noun: The main frame of a beam engine.
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gibbet,
gallous,
gallowstree,
gallows frame,
saltbox,
gangboard,
crow cage,
gantry,
hanging basket,
gangway,
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