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gallows

/ˈɡæləʊz/
noun
  1. Wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging.

  2. A wretch who deserves to be hanged.

  3. The rest for the tympan when raised.

Synonymsgallow tree, gallows tree, gibbet, hanging tree

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