Tyburn

== English == === Proper noun === Tyburn A manor, first mentioned in the Domesday Book (1086). (historical) The Tyburn tree, a gallows where public hangings were carried out until 1783. (historical) A former village in Middlesex, England (present-day Greater London), notable for its proximity to the Tyburn tree. (historical) A former stream (or bourn) in Middlesex, tributary to the Thames at four sites (mouths). Synonyms: River Tyburn, Ty Bourne (historical) A former small stream in Middlesex, tributary to the River Westbourne; frequently confused with the nearby and much longer River Tyburn. Synonym: Tyburn Brook 1889, "Tyburn Tree", entry in Ebenezer Cobham Brewer, The Reader's Handbook of Allusions, References, Plots and Stories, page 1046, Tyburn Tree (The), a gallows so called because criminals were at one time hung on the elm trees which grew on the banks of the Tyburn. ==== Usage notes ==== Usages seem often to be ambiguous: In particular, the river and brook are often confounded, especially in older texts, apparently chiefly in favour of the river. ==== Derived terms ==== === References ===