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gallows

gal·lows

gallows

 
pronunciation:
gae loz
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part of speech: noun
inflections: gallows, gallowses
definition: a high wooden frame to which one or more ropes for hanging criminals are attached. Only two states in the United States still use hanging as a form of execution.
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