Gallows-tree

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  gallowstree \gallowstree\ n.
     same as {gallows}.
  
     Syn: gallows, gibbet, gallows tree, gallow tree.
          [WordNet 1.5]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  gallows-tree
       n : instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from
           which condemned persons are executed by hanging [syn: {gallows},
            {gallows tree}, {gibbet}, {gallous}]