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galloon
galloot
gallop
gallopade
galloping
Galloway
gallowglass
gallows
gallows bird
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gallows bird
gal·lows bird (plural gal·lows birds)


noun 
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criminal: somebody who is regarded as deserving to be hanged ( archaic informal )

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