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two-legged mare

two-legged mare noun: a wooden triangle gallows that was used for executions in York.

Noun

two-legged mare (usually uncountable, plural two-legged mares)

  1. (UK, historical, usually) A wooden triangle gallows that was used for executions in York.

Forms of two-legged mare

pluraltwo-legged mares

Questions about two-legged mare

What does two-legged mare mean?
Two-legged mare means a wooden triangle gallows that was used for executions in York.
What part of speech is two-legged mare?
Two-legged mare is a noun.
What is the plural of two-legged mare?
The plural of two-legged mare is two-legged mares.

Words near two-legged mare in the dictionary

  1. Two-L
  2. two-leaf
  3. two-legged
  4. two-legged eel
  5. two-legged eels
  6. two-legged mare
  7. two-legged mares
  8. two-legged tie
  9. two-legged ties
  10. two-leggeds
  11. two-level

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