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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