GALLOW

Etymology

Verb

gallow (third-person singular simple present gallows, present participle gallowing, simple past and past participle gallowed)

(obsolete) To frighten or terrify.

Anagrams

• gwolla

Proper noun

Gallow (plural Gallows)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Gallow is the 24388th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1027 individuals. Gallow is most common among Black/African American (59.98%) and White (34.08%) individuals.

Anagrams

• gwolla

Source: Wiktionary


Gal"low, v. t. Etym: [Cf. AS. agelwan to stupefy.]

Definition: To fright or terrify. See Gally, v. t. [Obs.] Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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