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York Tyburn

York Tyburn proper noun: the site of a gallows administered on behalf of The Crown by York Castle.

Proper noun

York Tyburn

  1. (UK, historical) The site of a gallows administered on behalf of The Crown by York Castle.

Questions about York Tyburn

What does York Tyburn mean?
York Tyburn means the site of a gallows administered on behalf of The Crown by York Castle.
What part of speech is York Tyburn?
York Tyburn is a proper noun.

Words near York Tyburn in the dictionary

  1. York Rite
  2. York Road poison
  3. York round
  4. York rounds
  5. York Town
  6. York Tyburn
  7. Yorke
  8. Yorke Peninsula
  9. yorked
  10. yorker
  11. yorkers

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