leafless tree n.
the gallows.
Paul Clifford I 261: Oh! there never was life like the Robber’s [...] And its end? — why a cheer from the crowd below, And a leap from a leafless tree! | ||
Sixteen-String Jack 356: [as cit. 1830]. |
the gallows.
Paul Clifford I 261: Oh! there never was life like the Robber’s [...] And its end? — why a cheer from the crowd below, And a leap from a leafless tree! | ||
Sixteen-String Jack 356: [as cit. 1830]. |