cadahalso — meaning in English

English meaning

• gallows noun A wooden frame used for hanging condemned prisoners.
• scaffold noun A temporary framework of poles or tubes that workers stand on to reach high parts of a building.

Senses

cadahalso is used for these senses in English:

• gallows A wooden framework on which persons are executed by hanging. [from 1300s]
• scaffold An elevated platform on which a criminal is executed.

scaffold — full definition

1. noun A temporary framework of poles or tubes that workers stand on to reach high parts of a building.
2. noun A raised wooden platform historically used for executions.
3. noun A structure or framework that provides support for something else, including figuratively.

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