gibbet
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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
verbDefinition 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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