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Gallows vs Hallow - What's the difference?

gallows | hallow |

As nouns the difference between gallows and hallow

is that gallows is wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging while hallow is (archaic|or|dialectal) a saint; a holy person; an apostle or hallow can be a shout, cry; a hulloo.

As verbs the difference between gallows and hallow

is that gallows is (gallow) while hallow is to make holy, to sanctify or hallow can be to shout, especially to urge on dogs for hunting.

As an adjective hallow is

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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)

    • hallow

    English

    Etymology 1

    (wikipedia hallow) From (etyl) . More at (l), (l).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (archaic, or, dialectal) A saint; a holy person; an apostle.
    • All Hallows''' Eve'' (or Halloween), the night before ''All '''Hallows Day (now more commonly known as "All Saints Day").
    Derived terms
    * (l) * (l) * (l) * (l), (l) * (l) * (l), (l) * (l)

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) . More at (l).

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make holy, to sanctify.
  • *

    • Etymology 3

    From (etyl) halowen, from , probably conflated with (etyl) halloer.

    Alternative forms

    * (l), (l), (l) (obsolete) * (l), (l)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To shout, especially to urge on dogs for hunting.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A shout, cry; a hulloo.
  • * 1777 , Robin Hood's Chase , reprinted in
    • Then away they went from merry Sherwood / And into Yorkshire he did hie / And the King did follow, with a hoop and a hallow / But could not come him nigh.
  • *
    • I told them, the sherriff could not be admitted on board this time of night, on which they set up a hallow and rowed as fast as they could towards the vessel's bows.

    Etymology 4

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
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