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gallows

noun

An instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which a condemned person is executed by hanging

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Word length
7
Starts with
G
Ends with
S
Contains
AL
Scrabble score
11

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noun

  1. An instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which a condemned person is executed by hanging

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