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Scapegallows — Scape gal lows, n. One who has narrowly escaped the gallows for his crimes. [Colloq.] Dickens. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scapegallows — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: scape (I) + gallows : one who has narrowly escaped the gallows for his crimes * * * scapeˈgallows singular noun A person who deserves hanging • • • Main Entry: ↑scape … Useful english dictionary
Margaret Catchpole — Born 14 March 1762(1762 03 14) Nacton, Suffolk, England Died 13 May 1819(1819 05 13) (aged 57) New South Wales, Australia Cause … Wikipedia
Carol Birch — was born in 1951 in Manchester and went to Keele University. The author of seven novels, she won the 1988 David Higham Award for the Best First Novel of the Year for Life in the Palace, the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize with The Fog Line in 1991 … Wikipedia
slipstring — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: slip (I) + string archaic : scapegallows … Useful english dictionary

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