gallows tree

or gallow tree

noun

a gallows.

Origin of gallows tree

before 900; Middle English galwe tree, Old English galgtrēow, equivalent to galg(a) gallows + trēow tree

Words nearby gallows tree

gallows, gallows bird, gallows frame, gallows humor, gallows humour, gallows tree, gallsickness, gallstone, gallup, gallup poll, gallup polls

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British Dictionary definitions for gallows tree

gallows tree

gallow tree

noun

another name for gallows (def. 1)