What does gallows bird mean?
Gallows bird means Alternative form of gallows bird..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Alternative form of gallows bird..
Now leave my sight, begone, thou gallowsbird.
I'm none of your parry-bellygrums, you rascally gallowsbird ; you cowardly, sneaking, plate-lickin' bliggard
An old black cloak nailed to the wall, and flapping to and fro in the draught like some dead gallowsbird, hung in front of the unglazed window.
A gallowsbird's luck, that's what I had.
Use gallows bird when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Gallows bird means Alternative form of gallows bird..
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Now leave my sight, begone, thou gallowsbird.
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