take a ride to Tyburn

obsolete To go to one's execution, especially by hanging. (From the Anglo-Saxon town of Tyburn, renowned for its practice of capital punishment.) The knave, found guilty of the theft of a loaf of bread, will be taking a ride to Tyburn in a fortnight's time.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Amala	-	Tamil, Indian, Malayalam
Chichi	-	Western African, Igbo
Arabinda	-	Bengali, Indian, Odia
Alida	ah-LEE-dah (German)	Dutch, German, Hungarian
Lovisa	loo-VEE-sah	Swedish
Oleksandr	-	Ukrainian