gallows tree

American  

Or gallow tree

noun

1. a gallows.

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gallows tree British  

noun

1. another name for gallows

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Etymology

Origin of gallows tree

before 900; Middle English galwe tree, Old English galgtrēow, equivalent to galg ( a ) gallows + trēow tree

Example Sentences

And the men sing, On Mountjoy one Monday morning High upon the gallows tree, Kevin Barry gave his young life For the cause of liberty.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt

Sae rantingly, sae wantonly, Sae dauntingly gaed he; He play’d a spring, and danced it round, Below the gallows tree.

From Life of Robert Burns by Carlyle, Thomas

Like the McPherson who danced so wantonly and rantingly beneath the gallows tree, she remained brave-hearted to the end.

From A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 by Notestein, Wallace

It was a little thing to do, Will thought, for one who had saved him from the gallows tree.

From Stories of the Border Marches by Lang, Jeanie

Aroused by this to forget her own sufferings, even to forget for the moment the dreadful burden borne by the gallows tree, she thrust out her hand and seized his sleeve.

From In the Day of Adversity by Bloundelle-Burton, John