Gallows-bird

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of gallows bird. alt-of, alternative

    "He had been seen to arrive by the way of the boulevard Gassendi and roam about the streets in the gloaming. A gallows-bird with a terrible face."

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hangdogwag-halterbetrayerconvictcrack hempcrack-hemp

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"He had been seen to arrive by the way of the boulevard Gassendi and roam about the streets in the gloaming. A gallows-bird with a terrible face."

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