gallows tree

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Etymology

From earlier gallow tree, from Middle English galowetre, galwe tree, from Old English gealgtrēow, equivalent to gallows +‎ tree. Cognate with Danish galgetræ, Swedish galgträd, Norwegian galgetre, Icelandic gálgatré. Compare also West Frisian galgebeam, German Galgenbaum.

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gallows tree (plural gallows trees)

  1. A tree used as a gallows, a tree from which people are hanged (killed by hanging).

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