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Definition of Gallow
1. v. t. To fright or terrify. See Gally,
Definition of Gallow
1. Verb. (obsolete) to frighten ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gallow
1. to frighten [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: frighten
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gallow
Literary usage of Gallow
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Records of the Court of Assistants of the Colony of the Massachusetts Bay by Massachusetts Court of Assistants, John Noble, John Francis Cronin (1901)
"... marshall Generall & his orde' to be Carried to the gallow" & there stand ...
ouer yc gallow™ to stand on hower & then tooke doune & tyed to the Cart" ..."
2. Memorials of Edinburgh in the Olden Time by Daniel Wilson (1891)
"About half-way between Edinburgh and Leith, on the west side of the Walk, is the
site of the gallow-Lce, once a rising ground, whose summit was decorated ..."
3. Who's who in America by John William Leonard, Albert Nelson Marquis (1903)
"Democrat. Residence: 12 E. 65th St., New York. THI .\\, Charlen Henry, mir., mcht.; b.
Milton, Wis., Sept. 24, 1862; .1. Dr. gallow and Mary (Stiles) T.; ..."
4. Sermons Preached Upon Several Occasions by Robert South (1823)
"... that mistakes the cart for a triumphal chariot, or the gallow-tree for a
triumphal arch, may apply himself to the obtaining such victories as these. (2. ..."
5. The Dialect of Craven: In the West-Riding of the County of York by William Carr (1828)
"... which he defines, "a rake-hell, crack-rope, gallow clapper, one for whom the
gallows longeth." Minshew also has "An halter-sicke, or one that the ..."
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