gallows tree

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

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

词形变化

gallows trees plural gallow tree alternative

词源

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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