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['gæləʊz]* * *['ɡæləuz](a wooden frame on which criminals were hanged.) forca* * *gallows /ˈgæləʊz/n. pl. (di solito col verbo al sing.)● (fam.) gallows bird, avanzo di galera; pendaglio da forca; uomo da capestro □ gallows humour, umorismo macabro □ a gallows look, un'aria sinistra; una faccia patibolare □ gallows ripe, da forca; da capestro □ gallows tree, forca; patibolo.* * *['gæləʊz]
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Gallows bird — Gallows Gal lows, n. sing.; pl. {Gallowses}or {Gallows}. [OE. galwes, pl., AS. galga, gealga, gallows, cross; akin to D. galg gallows, OS. & OHG. galgo, G. galgen, Icel. g[=a]lgi, Sw. & Dan. galge, Goth. galga a cross. Etymologically and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gallows bird — n. Informal a person who deserves hanging … English World dictionary
gallows bird — noun a person who deserves to be hanged • Hypernyms: ↑villain, ↑scoundrel * * * noun : one who deserves hanging * * * Informal. a person who deserves to be hanged. [1775 85] * * * gallows bird, Informal. a person who deserves to be hanged … Useful english dictionary
gallows-bird — gallˈows bird noun A person who deserves hanging or has been hanged • • • Main Entry: ↑gallows … Useful english dictionary
gallows bird — gal′lows bird n. Informal. inf a person who deserves to be hanged … From formal English to slang
gallows bird — noun Date: circa 1785 a person who deserves hanging … New Collegiate Dictionary
gallows bird — Informal. a person who deserves to be hanged. [1775 85] * * * … Universalium
gallows bird — noun A person who deserves to be, or is likely to be hanged … Wiktionary
gallows bird — person who deserves to be executed by hanging … English contemporary dictionary
gallows bird — /ˈgæloʊz bɜd/ (say galohz berd) noun Colloquial someone who deserves to be hanged …
Gallows — Gal lows, n. sing.; pl. {Gallowses}or {Gallows}. [OE. galwes, pl., AS. galga, gealga, gallows, cross; akin to D. galg gallows, OS. & OHG. galgo, G. galgen, Icel. g[=a]lgi, Sw. & Dan. galge, Goth. galga a cross. Etymologically and historically… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English