gallows (n)

n03412906

type n
lex_filenum 06
def an instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which a condemned person is executed by hanging
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Hypernym instrument of execution
Domain of synset - USAGE plural, plural form
Hyponym gallows tree, gallows-tree, gibbet, gallous
Part meronym hangman's rope, hangman's halter, halter, hemp, hempen necktie
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Hypernym gallows tree, gallows-tree, gibbet, gallous
Part holonym hangman's rope, hangman's halter, halter, hemp, hempen necktie
Hyponym instrument of execution
Member of this domain - USAGE plural, plural form

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