gallows tree
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A tree used as a gallows, a tree from which people are hangedA tree used as a gallows, a tree from which people are hanged (killed by hanging).
Значення
значень: 1A tree used as a gallows, a tree from which people are hanged (killed by hanging).
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- alternative terms for gallows
Походження
From earlier gallow tree, from Middle English galowetre, galwe tree, from Old English gealFrom earlier gallow tree, from Middle English galowetre, galwe tree, from Old English gealgtrēow, equivalent to gallows + tree. Cognate with Danish galgetræ, Swedish galgträd, Norwegian galgetre, Icelandic gálgatré. Compare also West Frisian galgebeam, German Galgenbaum.
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- alternative terms for gallows:gallows-treegibbetgallous