GIBBET

gibbet

Noun

  1. An upright post with a crosspiece used for execution and subsequent public display; a gallows.
  2. The projecting arm of a crane, from which the load is suspended; the jib.

Verb

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


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