gallows-tree

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Noun gallows-tree has 1 sense

gallows, gallows tree, gallows-tree, gibbet, gallous - instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which condemned persons are executed by hanging
--₁ is a kind of instrument of execution
--₁ has parts:
hangman's rope, hangman's halter, halter, hemp, hempen necktie

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