Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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hangman's halter | Yes | No | No | No |
gallows | Yes | No | No | No |
hangman's halter (noun) | gallows (noun) |
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a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging | an instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which a condemned person is executed by hanging |