Gallows-tree (Noun)
Meaning
Alternative terms for gallows.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The hangman led the condemned man to the gallows-tree, the site of many an execution in the town square.
- Many were the rebels hung from the gallows-tree that stood atop the hill, a reminder to the citizens of the ruling monarch's power.
- Executioners tested their nooses on the gallows-tree in preparation for the morrow's hanging.
- Villagers passed by the gallows-tree on their way to and from market, often having to avert their eyes at the gruesome sight hung from its bough.
- News of the gallows-tree being erected in the town brought murmurs of discontent from those that feared for their lives.