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Gallow vs Noose - What's the difference?

gallow | noose |

As verbs the difference between gallow and noose

is that gallow is (obsolete) to frighten while noose is to tie or catch in a noose; to entrap or ensnare.

As a noun noose is

an adjustable loop of rope, eg the one placed around the neck in hangings, or the one at the end of a lasso.

gallow

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • (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

    • See also

    * gallows

    noose

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An adjustable loop of rope, e.g. the one placed around the neck in hangings, or the one at the end of a lasso.

    • Derived terms

    * hangman's noose

    Verb

    (noos)
  • To tie or catch in a noose; to entrap or ensnare.

    • Anagrams

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