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
Ioan	-	Romanian, Welsh, Bulgarian
Mcnally	[mik'næli:]
Petula	pə-TYOO-lə	English (Rare)
Asby	['æzbi]
Ehud	-	Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Battista	baht-TEE-stah	Italian