| 单词 | gallows |
| 释义 | gallows /gal"ohz, -euhz/, n. , pl. gallowses, gallows. 1. a wooden frame, consisting of a crossbeam on two uprights, on which condemned persons are executed by hanging. 2. a similar structure from which something is suspended. 3. execution by hanging: a crime deserving of the gallows. 4. Also called gallows bitts. Naut. a support on the deck of a vessel, generally one of two or more, consisting of a crosspiece on two uprights, for spars, boats, etc. [bef. 900; ME galwes, OE g(e)algan, pl. of g(e)alga gallows; c. G Galgen] |
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