Gallows were thus widely used to suspend public weighing scales for large and heavy objects such as sacks of grain or minerals, usually positioned in markets or toll gates.

gallows, the apparatus for executing the sentence of death by hanging. It usually consists of two upright posts and a crossbeam but sometimes consists of a single upright with a beam projecting from the top.

GALLOWS definition: a wooden frame, consisting of a crossbeam on two uprights, on which condemned persons are executed by hanging. See examples of gallows used in a sentence.

GALLOWS definition: 1. a wooden structure used, especially in the past, to hang criminals from as a form of execution…. Learn more.

Definition of gallows noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Jan 6, 2015 · The meaning of GALLOWS is a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which a noose is suspended and that is used for executions by hanging.

gal•lows (ˈgæl oʊz, -əz) n., pl. -lows, -lows•es. 1. a wooden frame consisting of two upright timbers with a crossbeam from which condemned persons are hanged. 2. a similar structure from which …

A gallows is a wooden frame used to execute criminals by hanging. He is on the way to the gallows.

Nov 1, 2025 · gallows (plural gallows or (rare) gallowses) A wooden framework on which persons are executed by hanging. [from 1300s] coordinate terms, near synonym quotations

The photograph was taken in Brownsville on June 22, 1866, by either Louis de Planque or R. H. Wallis, and is the earliest known photograph of an execution in Texas. A battalion of mounted U.S. …