scapegallows
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scapegallows
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From scape (archaic for escape) + gallows.
noun scapegallowses · 'scapegallows
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A criminal who has narrowly escaped from being hanged.
[…] And remember this, 'scapegallows,' said Ralph, menacing him with his hand, 'that if we meet again, and you so much as notice me by one begging gesture, you shall see the inside of a jail once more […]
Similar: crack-hemp, gallows bird
Talk about this word "scapegallows." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/scapegallows. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. scapegallows. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/scapegallows "scapegallows." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/scapegallows.Cite this
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title = {scapegallows},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/scapegallows},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
