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Gibbet

//ˈd͡ʒɪbɪt// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An upright post with a crosspiece used for execution and subsequent public display.

    "Near-synonym: gallows"

  2. 2
    alternative terms for gallows wordnet
  3. 3
    The projecting arm of a crane, from which the load is suspended.
  4. 4
    A human-shaped structure made of iron bands designed to publicly display the corpse of an executed criminal.
Verb
  1. 1
    To execute (someone), or display (a body), on a gibbet. transitive
  2. 2
    expose to ridicule or public scorn wordnet
  3. 3
    To expose (someone) to ridicule or scorn. transitive
  4. 4
    hang on an execution instrument wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English gibet, from Old French gibet (French gibet), either from Frankish *gibb (“forked stick”) or from Latin gibbus (“hunchbacked”).

Etymology 2

From Middle English gibet, from Old French gibet (French gibet), either from Frankish *gibb (“forked stick”) or from Latin gibbus (“hunchbacked”).

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