gallows tree

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   alternative terms for gallows

   Synonymsgallows-treegibbetgallous

   Broadergallows

Questions about gallows tree

What does gallows tree mean?

gallows tree means "alternative terms for gallows".

What is another word for gallows tree?

Close synonyms include gallows-tree, gibbet, gallous. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is gallows tree a common word?

gallows tree is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.