What does "gallows tree" mean?

A tree used as a gallows, a tree from which people are hanged (killed by hanging).

What is a synonym for "gallows tree"?

Common synonyms include: gallous, gallows-tree, gibbet.

Gallows tree

noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
A tree used as a gallows, a tree from which people are hanged (killed by hanging).
2
alternative terms for gallows wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

gallous gallows-tree gibbet

Etymology

From earlier gallow tree, from Middle English galowetre, galwe tree, from Old English gealgtrēow, equivalent to gallows + tree. Cognate with Danish galgetræ, Swedish galgträd, Norwegian galgetre, Icelandic gálgatré. Compare also West Frisian galgebeam, German Galgenbaum.

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