Deadly Never-Green
Deadly Never-Green proper noun: synonym of Tyburn tree.
Proper noun (1)
Deadly never-green
- Synonym of Tyburn tree.
- 64. A view of the The Road to Paddington,^([i.e., Edgware Road]) with a Representation of the Deadly Never Green that bears Fruit all the year round. This is Tyburn, with three felons hanging on it.1867, Jacob Larwood, John Camden Hotten, The History of Signboards, John Camden Hotten, page 518
- They made him^([Jack Sheppard, highwayman]) a folk-hero, though eventually even he could not cheat the ‘Deadly Never-green’. After his execution he dangled on the gallows for 15 minutes before a soldier cut him down and the crowd tried in vain to resuscitate him.1997, Brian P. Block, John Hostettler, Hanging in the Balance, Waterside Press, page 29
- Synonyms:
- Tyburn tree
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Deadly Never-green
Deadly Never-green
- Alternative form of Deadly Never-Green.
Synonyms of Deadly Never-Green
Forms of Deadly Never-Green
| alternative form | Deadly never green |
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| alternative form | Deadly Never Green |
| alternative form | Deadly Never-green |
Origin of Deadly Never-Green
A play on the conceit that the Tyburn tree (the gallows at Tyburn) was a real tree—a lethal one, devoid of greenery.
Questions about Deadly Never-Green
- What does Deadly Never-Green mean?
- Deadly Never-Green means synonym of Tyburn tree.
- What part of speech is Deadly Never-Green?
- Deadly Never-Green is a proper noun.
Words near Deadly Never-Green in the dictionary
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