Meaning

• Noun

  1. Wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging.
  2. (colloquial,obsolete) A wretch who deserves to be hanged.
  3. (obsolete) The rest for the tympan when raised.
  4. (colloquial,obsolete) Suspenders; braces.
  5. Any contrivance with posts and crossbeam for suspending objects.
  6. The main frame of a beam engine.

• Verb