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According to Webster's New World Dictionary, a gallows bird is a person who deserves hanging.

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GallowsA gallows is a frame, typically wooden, used for execution by hanging. A gallows can take several forms. The simplest (as often used in the game Hangman') resembles an inverted 'L', with a single upright and a horizontal beam to which the rope noose would

Gallows humorGallows Humor is comedy that makes light of death, or other very serious matters. It is similar to black comedy but differs in that it is made by the person affected. Example Mercutio is stabbed in a swordfight. Romeo: : Courage, man; the hurt cannot be m

Gallows birdAccording to Webster's New World Dictionary, a gallows bird is a person who deserves hanging.

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