Meaning Of The Word Gibbet

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gibbet
countable noun: A gibbet is a gallows.

gibbet in American English
a gallows
to execute by hanging
noun: 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
transitive verb: to hang on a gibbet

gibbet in British English
to put to death by hanging on a gibbet
noun: a wooden structure resembling a gallows, from which the bodies of executed criminals were formerly hung to public view

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