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Complete Definition of "gibbet"

English

Etymology
From OF. gibet

Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪbɪt|-ɪbɪt

Noun
en-noun

  1. an upright post with a crosspiece used for execution and subsequent public display; a gallows

Translations

French: gibet
mid

Verb
en-verb|gibbets|gibbeting or gibbetting | gibbeted or gibbetted

  1. transitive to execute (someone), or display (a body), on a gibbet
  2. transitive to expose (someone) to ridicule or scorn

io:gibbet
te:gibbet
vi:gibbet
zh:gibbet

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