The wooden frame upon which condemned persons are executed by hanging
The stocks was a wooden frame with holes through which a person's feet were 
placed... [DOC] [TLE] gallows - definition and meaning - Wordnik [PAR] A wooden frame on which criminals are executed by hanging, usually consisting 
... of a wooden frame from which a condemned person is executed by hanging... [DOC] [TLE] Gallows | Definition of Gallows by Webster's Online Dictionary [PAR] Noun, 1. gallows - instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from 
which condemned persons are executed by hanging.