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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

gal′lows bird′, [Informal.]

Informal Termsa person who deserves to be hanged.

1775–85

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

gallows bird

a person considered deserving of hanging

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