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.
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