What does gallows mean?
Gallows means A wooden framework on which persons are executed by hanging..
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/ˈɡæləʊz/ · noun
A wooden framework on which persons are executed by hanging..
Near-synonym: gibbet
No, Sir, 'tis fear of Hanging. Who would not ſteal, or do Murder, every time his Fingers itch'd at it, were it not for fear of the Gallows?
Ay, and a shrewd unhappy gallows too. / You'll ne'er be friends with him: a' kill'd your sister.
The last pair of "gallowses" made by Mr. Gratacap was an order from Mr. Brokaw, the clothier.
Lit by the moonlight through the window, he can see a FIGURE in the hospital bed alone in the room, and under a transparent oxygen tent. […] Tubes hang from a steel gallows beside the bed, and run to his nose and mouth.
They've got a gallows bad reputation, but you know what a place the beach is for talking.
Use gallows when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Gallows means A wooden framework on which persons are executed by hanging..
Common synonyms include gallows tree, gallow tree, hanging tree, gibbet.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Near-synonym: gibbet
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