gallows is a Noun
[1] A frame from which is suspended the rope with which criminals are executed by hanging, usually consisting of two upright posts and a crossbeam on the top; also, a like frame for suspending anything. So they hanged Haman on the gallows. Esther vii. 10. If I hang, I`ll make a fat pair of gallows. Shak. O, there were desolation of gaolers and gallowses Shak.
[2] A wretch who deserves the gallows. [R.] Shak.
[3] The rest for the tympan when raised.
[4] A pair of suspenders or braces. [Colloq.] Gallows bird, a person who deserves the gallows. [Colloq.] -- Gallows bitts (Naut.), one of two or more frames amidships on deck for supporting spare spars; -- called also gallows, gallows top, gallows frame, etc. -- Gallows frame. (a) The frame supporting the beam of an engine.
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