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Gallops vs Gallows - What's the difference?

gallops | gallows |

As nouns the difference between gallops and gallows

is that gallops is plural of gallop while gallows is wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging.

As verbs the difference between gallops and gallows

is that gallops is third-person singular of gallop while gallows is third-person singular of gallow.

gallops

English

Noun

(head)

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (gallop)

    • gallows

    English

    (wikipedia gallows)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) (m), (m), (m), (m), from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • Wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging.
  • * {{quote-book
    • , year = 1728 , chapter = The Atheist, or, the Second Part of the Solider's Fortune , title = The Works of Mr. Thomas Otway , volume = 2 , first = Thomas , last = Otway , authorlink = Thomas Otway , location = London , page = 37 , url = http://books.google.com/books?id=yF1AAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA37 , passage = No, Sir, 'tis fear of Hanging. Who would not ?teal, or do Murder, every time his Fingers itch'd at it, were it not for fear of the Gallows ? }}
  • (colloquial, obsolete) A wretch who deserves to be hanged.
  • * 1590 , , V. ii. 12:
    • Ay, and a shrewd unhappy gallows too. / You'll ne'er be friends with him: a' kill'd your sister.
  • (printing, obsolete) The rest for the tympan when raised.
  • (colloquial, obsolete) suspenders; braces
    • Synonyms
    * gallows tree, gallow tree, hanging tree, gibbet
    Derived terms
    * gallows bird, gallows humor, gallous

    Etymology 2

    Verb

    (head)
  • (gallow)