three-legged mare

短语

词形变化

three-legged mares 复数 three-legged mares

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A type of gallows consisting of a wooden triangle supported by three wooden legs, used for public hangings.

    英国 历史

    The original three-legged mare was the Tyburn tree, which stood near a major road junction in Middlesex (present-day Greater London); another well-known example was the York Tyburn at Knavesmire, Yorkshire.