Gibbet (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a gallows with a projecting arm at the top, from which the bodies of criminals were formerly hung in chains and left suspended after execution.
verb (used with object), gib·bet·ed, gib·bet·ing.
  1. to hang on a gibbet.
  2. to put to death by hanging on a gibbet.
  3. to hold up to public scorn.
noun
    • a wooden structure resembling a gallows, from which the bodies of executed criminals were formerly hung to public view
    • a gallows
verb (tr)
  1. to put to death by hanging on a gibbet
  2. to hang (a corpse) on a gibbet
  3. to expose to public ridicule
Gibbet (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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