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take a ride to tyburn

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.02 in modern English

Syllables
take a ride -to -ty-burn
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be executed.

Archaic

Example Sentences

Etymology

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.

Usage

Inflected Forms

takes a ride to Tyburn (present, singular) taking a ride to Tyburn (participle, present) took a ride to Tyburn (past) taken a ride to Tyburn (participle, past)

Synonyms

dance the Tyburn jig dance on a rope dance on nothing dance the hempen jig dance upon nothing dangle hang ride a horse foaled by an acorn stretch hemp string up swing take a ride to Tyburn

Questions

What does take a ride to tyburn mean?
To be executed.
Where does take a ride to tyburn come from?
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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