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Plural of gallows

irregular plural

The plural of gallows is gallows, the same as the singular.

Forms of gallows

Singulargallows /ˈɡæləʊz/
Pluralgallows /ˈɡæləʊz/
Countablecountable

Meaning of gallows

  1. noun A wooden framework on which persons are executed by hanging.
  2. noun A wretch who deserves to be hanged.
  3. noun The rest for the tympan when raised.

Full definition of gallows

Plural the same as the singular

Questions about the plural of gallows

What is the plural of gallows?
The plural of gallows is gallows, the same as the singular.
Is gallows countable?
Gallows is a countable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: gallows (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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