IMPALE, IMPALING
NOUNS
► GANCH ► GAUNCH the apparatus employed in the execution of criminals by ganching (impaling); the punishment itself → 1625-6 obs.
► GANCHING capital punishment by impaling → 1614 obs.
VERBS
► GANCH ► GAUNCH to impale a person upon sharp hooks or stakes as a mode of execution → 1615 obs.
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