Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
gallows en · ADV · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈɡæləs/ (dialectal)
- /ˈɡæləʊz/ (UK)
- (US) audio
- /ˈɡæloʊz/ (US)
Etymology
From Middle English galwes, galewes, plural of galwe, galowe, from Old English galga, gealga, from Proto-West Germanic *galgō, from Proto-Germanic *galgô, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰalgʰ-, *ǵʰalg- (“long switch, rod, shaft, pole, perch”). The plural construction probably refers to the vertical and horizontal beams.
Compare West Frisian galge, Dutch galg, German Galgen, Danish galge, Icelandic gálgi.
For the pronunciation /ˈɡæləs/, compare bellows, bodice.
Meanings
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(archaic, colloquial, not-comparable) Utterly; very.
They've got a gallows bad reputation, but you know what a place the beach is for talking.
1892, Robert Louis Stevenson, The Beach of Falesá:
gallows en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈɡæləs/ (dialectal)
- /ˈɡæləʊz/ (UK)
- (US) audio
- /ˈɡæloʊz/ (US)
Etymology
From Middle English galwes, galewes, plural of galwe, galowe, from Old English galga, gealga, from Proto-West Germanic *galgō, from Proto-Germanic *galgô, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰalgʰ-, *ǵʰalg- (“long switch, rod, shaft, pole, perch”). The plural construction probably refers to the vertical and horizontal beams.
Compare West Frisian galge, Dutch galg, German Galgen, Danish galge, Icelandic gálgi.
For the pronunciation /ˈɡæləs/, compare bellows, bodice.
Meanings
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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?
1728, Thomas Otway, “The Atheist, or, the Second Part of the Solider's Fortune”, in The Works of Mr. Thomas Otway, volume 2, London, page 37:
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(colloquial, obsolete) A wretch who deserves to be hanged.
Ay, and a shrewd unhappy gallows too. / You'll ne'er be friends with him: a' kill'd your sister.
1590, William Shakespeare, Love's Labour's Lost:
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(obsolete) The rest for the tympan when raised.
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(colloquial, obsolete) Suspenders; braces.
The last pair of "gallowses" made by Mr. Gratacap was an order from Mr. Brokaw, the clothier.
1882, George William Sheldon, The Story of the Volunteer Fire Department of the City of New York, page 67:
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Any contrivance with posts and crossbeam for suspending objects.
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.
1971, Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola, The Godfather (screenplay, third draft)
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The main frame of a beam engine.
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(form-of, plural) plural of gallow glyph; a specialized, ornate character that appears frequently in the Voynich Manuscript.
Forms
Coordinates
cross · crucifix · scaffold
Deriveds
gallows humor · gallows-bitts · gallowsward · gallows bird · Middlesex gallows · gallow · gallows humour · gallow character · gallowsness · gallows god · gallowsmaker · gallows frame · gallow glyph · Tyburn gallows · scapegallows · gallows-bird · gallous
Hypernyms
ravenstone
Meronyms
hangman's noose · rope · noose · drop · halter · transom · scaffold
Relateds
kill by hanging · hanging tree · gallows bird · die by hanging · hangworthy · gallows tree
Synonyms
gallows · gibbet (wooden framework used for hanging) · hanging tree (wooden framework used for hanging) · gibbet · nubbing cheat · gallow tree (wooden framework used for hanging) · crook · Tyburn tree · gallows tree (wooden framework used for hanging)
Translations (106)
th ตะแลงแกง (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · ko 교수대 (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · es suplicio (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · nds-de Galgen (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · bg беси́ло (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · lt kartuvės (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · fa دار (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · lb Gaalgen (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · la patibulum (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · vi giá xử giảo (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · hu akasztófa (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · hy կախաղան (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · sv galge (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · tr darağacı (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · cs šibenice (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · nrf gibet (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · kk дар ағашы (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · la arbor (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · pt patíbulo (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · is gálgi (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · pdt Gaulj (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · lv kārtavas (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · az dar ağacı (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · tg чӯбаи дор (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · uz dor (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · et võllas (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · ja 絞首台 (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · hu bitófa (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · sh ве̏шала (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · ka სახრჩობელა (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · ur پَھان٘سی (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · fy galge (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · arz مشنقة (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · kk дар (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · sh vešala (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · mi pou tārore (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · sv galgbacke (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · nl galg (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · es forca (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · pt cadafalso (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · sh šibenica (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · nog аскак (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · zza darahenıki (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · cy crocbren (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · fo gálgi (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · wym guolgia (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · it forca (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · es patíbulo (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · mk бесилка (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · tt дар (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · es cadalso (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · fa چوبه دار (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · tl bibitayan (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · fr gibet (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · ru ви́селица (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · fi hirttopaikka (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · el αγχόνη (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · fi hirsi (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · ro spânzurătoare (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · nan-hbl 絞刑架 /绞刑架 (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · ar مِشْنَقَة (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · sk šibenica (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · tg дор (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · hi फाँसी (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · cmn 絞刑架 /绞刑架 (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · zza darağaci (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · gl cadafalso (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · hu bitó (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · es tablado (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · es cadahalso (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · gl patíbulo (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · ru ши́беница (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · uk ши́бениця (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · da galge (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · el κρεμάλα (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · my ကြိုးစင် (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · yi תּליה (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · gsw Galge (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · eo pendigilo (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · ky дарга (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · sh вје̏шала (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · no galge (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · vi giá treo cổ (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · pl szubienica (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · bg беси́лка (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · cmn 絞架 /绞架 (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · fi hirsipuu (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · mi tārawa (any structure with posts and crossbeam for suspending objects.) · la gabalus (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · es horca (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · sh шибеница (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · ast forca (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · fr potence (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · sl vislice (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · eu urkamendi (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · it patibolo (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · eo pendumilo (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · ca forca (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · be шы́беніца (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · ga croch (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · he גַּרְדּוֹם (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · kmr sêdare (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · ky дар (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · ota دار آغاجی (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · de Galgen (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) · sh vjȅšala (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging)