take a ride to Tyburn

短语

词形变化

taken a ride to Tyburn takes a ride to Tyburn 三单 takes a ride to Tyburn taking a ride to Tyburn took a ride to Tyburn taking a ride to Tyburn 现在分词 took a ride to Tyburn 过去式 taken a ride to Tyburn 过去式 taken a ride to Tyburn 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To be executed.

    古体 习语

    He took a ride to Tyburn for stealing that purse.

词源

The phrase originated from Tyburn, an ancient village outside London, where from at least 1330 to the 18th century public executions took place. Prisoners would typically be led from the city of London in an open cart to the infamous "Tyburn Tree", a triple gallows, under which a noose would be placed around their neck and the cart, in which they had been transported to the site, would be driven away, causing them to strangle to death.

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