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gib·bet | \ ˈji-bət 
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\Definition of gibbet
(Entry 1 of 2)
1 : gallows sense 1a
2 : an upright post with a projecting arm for hanging the bodies of executed criminals as a warning
gibbet
verbgibbeted; gibbeting; gibbets
Definition of gibbet (Entry 2 of 2)
1a : to expose to infamy or public scorn
b : to hang on a gibbet
2 : to execute by hanging on a gibbet
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“Gibbet.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gibbet. Accessed 9 December 2019.
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