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gallows-tree
 
Noun gallows-tree has 1 sense
  1. 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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