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 gallows gallows /ˈgæloʊz/

noun

  1. () An instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which a condemned person is executed by hanging  ( gallows )
    an instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which a condemned person is executed by hanging
     In historical times, the gallows was the site of public executions.
    In historical times, the gallows was the site of public executions.