Meaning of Deadly Never-Green | Babel Free
Examples
“64. A view⟳ of the The Road to Paddington,^([i.e., Edgware Road]) with a Representation of the Deadly Never Green that bears Fruit all the year round. This is Tyburn, with three felons hanging on it.”
“They made him^([Jack Sheppard, highwayman]) a folk-hero, though eventually even he could not cheat the ‘Deadly Never-green’. After his execution he dangled on the gallows for 15 minutes before a soldier cut⟳ him down and the crowd tried in vain to resuscitate him.”
“He was too young, of course, to remember⟳ Tyburn, although his father might have⟳ told him tales of the Deadly Never-Green or Three-legged Mare.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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