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Definition of Gallous
1. Noun. Alternative terms for gallows.
Definition of Gallous
1. Adjective. fit to be hanged; wicked; mischievous ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gallous
1. containing gallium [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gallous
Literary usage of Gallous
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. London Labour and the London Poor: A Cyclopaedia of the Condition and by Henry Mayhew (1851)
"In a large way, it requires from 3/. to V. to fit up a handsome stall, ^'or this
the party would have " two fine kettles," holding ahout four gallous each, ..."
2. Statements to the Committee of Ways and Means by United States Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means (1886)
"I do not think that the vinegar men will average much over 3 gallous of spirits
to the bushel of corn, while a distiller will average nearly 4 ..."
3. Memorials of Edinburgh in the Olden Time by Daniel Wilson (1891)
"... war takin and bund to the gallous at Edinburgh Croce, ... to the gallous by
the space of ane hour ..."
4. The English Bible by William Ernest Henley (1903)
"Then saide Zeresh his wife, and all his friends unto him, Let a gallous be made of
... And the thing pleased Haman, and hee caused the gallous to be made. ..."
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