Gallous (Noun)
Meaning
Alternative terms for gallows.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The hangman led the condemned man to the gallous on the outskirts of town.
- Despite calls for mercy the construction of the gallous continued without delay.
- Hanging from the gallous was once the most common method of capital punishment.
- They threw rotten fruit at the hangman as he approached the gallous to perform his duty.
- In many countries the gallous had been replaced by more humane methods of execution.