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gallows

[gal-ohz, -uhz] / ˈgæl oʊz, -əz /
NOUN
place for hanging
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Ralph Waldo Emerson declared that Brown would “make the gallows as glorious as the cross.”

From Slate • Apr. 2, 2026

Some of the chat leading up to this game involved the gallows humour so close to the heart of most members of the Tartan Army.

From BBC • Oct. 12, 2025

For local establishments, the newly offered specials are part gallows humor, part business gamble.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025

Newsrooms being breeding grounds for gallows humor, most also understand that futility is a terrific comedy catalyst.

From Salon • Sep. 4, 2025

Mae Tuck must not go to the gallows.

From "Tuck Everlasting" by Natalie Babbit




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