Thesaurus:gallows bird

Thesaurus

gallows bird

English

Noun

Sense: someone who deserves to be hanged

Synonyms

• crack-hemp (obsolete)
• crack-rope (obsolete)
• gallows    [⇒ thesaurus] (colloquial, obsolete)
• gallows bird (archaic)
• hang dog (obsolete)
• hangdog (obsolete)
• hempie (obsolete, British dialect)
• scapegallows (obsolete)
• slip-halter (obsolete)
• wag-halter (obsolete)

Hypernyms

• criminal    [⇒ thesaurus]
• villain    [⇒ thesaurus]

Related terms

• die by hanging    [⇒ thesaurus]
• gallows    [⇒ thesaurus]
• hangworthy    [⇒ thesaurus]
• kill by hanging    [⇒ thesaurus]

Further reading

• “gallows bird” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.