three-legged mare

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three-legged mare^¹

noun three-legged mares

UK, historical A type of gallows consisting of a wooden triangle supported by three wooden legs, used for public hangings. The original three-legged mare was the Tyburn tree, which stood near a major road junction in Middlesex (present-day Greater London); another well-known example was the York Tyburn at Knavesmire, Yorkshire.

Three-legged mare^²

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Synonym of Tyburn tree.
Similar: Tyburn tree

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@misc{three_legged_mare_2026,
  title = {three-legged mare},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/three-legged%20mare},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}