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Definitions for Gibbet

[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.
[2] to hang on a gibbet.
[3] to put to death by hanging on a gibbet.
[4] to hold up to public scorn.
[5] a wooden structure resembling a gallows, from which the bodies of executed criminals were formerly hung to public view a gallows
[6] to put to death by hanging on a gibbet
[7] to hang (a corpse) on a gibbet
[8] to expose to public ridicule

Words related to Gibbet

clog, congest, drown, suffocate, kill, gag, gasp, strangle, stifle, fill, stretch, execute, hoist, swing, scaffold, rope, hanging, noose, potence, obstruct

Words nearby Gibbet

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Origin of Gibbet

1175–1225; Middle English < Old French gibet (earlier, staff or cudgel), diminutive of gibe staff, club

Word origin for Gibbet

C13: from Old French gibet gallows, literally: little cudgel, from gibe cudgel; of uncertain origin

Synonyms for Gibbet

hanging, noose, potence, rope, scaffold