ви́селица — meaning in English

English meaning

• gallows noun A wooden frame used for hanging condemned prisoners.
• gibbet noun An upright post with a crossbar, once used to carry out executions and to display the body afterwards as a warning to others.
• hangman noun A person whose job is to execute people by hanging.

Senses

ви́селица is used for these senses in English:

• gallows A wooden framework on which persons are executed by hanging. [from 1300s]
• gibbet An upright post with a crosspiece used for execution and subsequent public display.
• 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.

gibbet — full definition

1. noun An upright post with a crossbar, once used to carry out executions and to display the body afterwards as a warning to others.
2. noun The projecting arm of a crane from which the load hangs.

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