gallows-bird
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.07 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Example Sentences
- "He had been seen to arrive by the way of the boulevard Gassendi and roam about the streets in the gloaming. A gallows-bird with a terrible face."
- ""And you would be a highwayman, would you, gallows-bird—" began the Countess."
- "Well, I see no reason why every gallows-bird in the district should wear out the King's gaol before his time; so you can wait until you're ready to hang, and I'll promise you'll have the same cell as the late dear departed."
- "Small wonder, then, that at this juncture my mind should be drawn to you, but be assured, sir, that I hold you to be more than a mere gallows-bird, more than my fellow following four years behind."