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    gallows

    gallows - Dictionary definition and meaning for word gallows

    Definition
    (noun) an instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which a condemned person is executed by hanging
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for gallows

gallow sounds like swallow.......so a gallow swallows a person to death.

gallow = gala + low; this happens when you are hung!!

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sounds like hindi word gallow (neck)...people are hanged by their necks

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