take a ride to Tyburn



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.
See also: ride, take

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Benignus-Late Roman
Zhubin-Persian
Nicodemusnik-ə-DEE-məs (English)Biblical, Biblical Latin
Burr[bə:]
TessaTES-əEnglish
EglantineEG-lən-teenEnglish (Rare)