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
Phanuel-Biblical, Judeo-Christian Legend
Taliesintal-ee-ES-in (Welsh)Welsh, Arthurian Romance
BenedictBEN-ə-diktEnglish
Corbett['kɔ:bət]
VernonVUR-nənEnglish
Volodymyr-Ukrainian