hirsipuu — meaning in English
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English meaning
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gallows
noun A wooden frame used for hanging condemned prisoners.
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hangman
noun A person whose job is to execute people by hanging.
Senses
hirsipuu is used for these senses in English:
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gallows
A wooden framework on which persons are executed by hanging. [from 1300s]
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hangman
(uncountable, games) A guessing game where one has to guess the word an opponent is thinking of by guessing one letter at a time, and involving the gradual drawing of a stick figure hanging from the gallows.
hangman — full definition
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noun A person whose job is to execute people by hanging.
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noun A word-guessing game where wrong guesses draw part of a hanging stick figure.
