Meaning of gallowsbird | Babel Free
Definitions
Noun. [C1]
Examples
“Now leave my sight, begone, thou gallowsbird.”
“I'm none of your parry-bellygrums, you rascally gallowsbird ; you cowardly, sneaking, plate-lickin' bliggard”
“An old black cloak nailed to the wall, and flapping to and fro in the draught like some dead gallowsbird, hung in front of the unglazed window.”
“A gallowsbird's luck, that's what I had.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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