| 单词 | pot and gallows |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspot and gallows 4. Scottish. pot and gallows = pit and gallows at pit n.1 8. Now historical. ΚΠ 1810 G. Robertson Agric. Surv. Kincardine iv. 200 It has however the honour of being a royal burgh, with full power of Pot and gallows. 1871 W. Alexander Johnny Gibb xvii Sir Simon hasna the poo'er o' pot an' gallows noo. 1926 M. Argo Makkin' o' John (ed. 4) 4 In my young day the laird hid pooer o' pot an' gallows; bit noo he can hardly ca' a bawbee his ain. < as lemmas |
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