gibbet

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈdʒɪbɪt/

Noun

gibbet (plural gibbets)

1. An upright post with a crosspiece used for execution and subsequent public display.

   Synonyms: gallows

2. The projecting arm of a crane, from which the load is suspended; the jib.
3. A human-shaped structure made of iron bands designed to publicly display the corpse of an executed criminal.

Translations

• French: gibet, potence
• German: Galgen
• Italian: forca
• Portuguese: forca
• Russian: ви́селица
• Spanish: horca, patíbulo, cadalso

Verb

gibbet (gibbets, present participle gibbeting; past and past participle gibbeted)

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

Translations

• Russian: ве́шать

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