gallowses
oʊz, -əz noun, plural gal·lows·es, gal·lows.
1.
a wooden frame, consisting of a crossbeam on two uprights, on which condemned persons are executed by hanging.
2.
a similar structure from which something is suspended.
3.
execution by hanging: a crime deserving of the gallows.
4.
Also called gallows bitts. Nautical. a support on the deck of a vessel, generally one of two or more, consisting of a crosspiece on two uprights, for spars, boats, etc.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English galwes, Old English g(e)algan, plural of g(e)alga gallows; cognate with German Galgen
before 900; Middle English galwes, Old English g(e)algan, plural of g(e)alga gallows; cognate with German Galgen
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| —n , pl -lowses, -lows | |
| 1. | a wooden structure usually consisting of two upright posts with a crossbeam from which a rope is suspended, used for hanging criminals |
| 2. | any timber structure resembling this, such as (in Australia and New Zealand) a frame for hoisting up the bodies of slaughtered cattle |
| 3. | the gallows execution by hanging |
| [C13: from Old Norse galgi, replacing Old English gealga; related to Old High German galgo] | |
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Word Origin & History
gallows
early 13c., pl. of M.E. galwe "gallows," from O.N. galgi, or from O.E. galga (Mercian), gealga (W. Saxon); all from P.Gmc. *galg- "pole" (cf. O.Fris. galga, M.H.G. galge "gallows, cross"), perhaps cognate with Lith. zalga "pole, perch," Armenian dzalk "pole." Originally also used of the cross of the
crucifixion. Plural because made of two poles.
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Easton
Bible Dictionary
Gallows definition
Heb. 'ets, meaning "a tree" (Esther 6:4), a post or gibbet. In Gen. 40:19 and Deut. 21:22 the word is rendered "tree."
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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