Tyburn

[ tahy-bern ]

/ ˈtaɪ bərn /

a former place of public execution in London, England.

Example sentences from the Web for tyburn

During the procession to Tyburn he seemed much affected, and said but little.

The Chronicles of Newgate, vol. 1/2 |Arthur Griffiths
A great man dies not with so mean a jest, and Tyburn was untouched to mirth by Shotland's facile humour.

A Book of Scoundrels |Charles Whibley
The exact position of the Tyburn gallows has been a matter of some controversy.

The Chronicles of Newgate, vol. 1/2 |Arthur Griffiths
They both suffered at Tyburn, three nonjuring clergymen absolving them, much to the indignation of the loyal bystanders.

Haunted London |Walter Thornbury

To-morrow, was it not, that you were to journey to Tyburn and from thence across the Styx?

A Daughter of Raasay |William MacLeod Raine

Tyburn

/ (ˈtaɪbɜːn) /

(formerly) a place of execution in London, on the River Tyburn (a tributary of the Thames, now entirely below ground)