• Gallow

    Pronunciation

    • IPA: /ˈɡæləʊ/

    Origin

    Unknown

    Full definition of gallow

    Verb

    1. (obsolete) to frighten
      • 1605: The wrathful skies
        Gallow the very wanderers of the dark
        And make them keep their caves. — William Shakespeare, King Lear III.ii
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