gibbet
IPA: gˈɪbɪt
noun
- An upright post with a crosspiece used for execution and subsequent public display.
- The projecting arm of a crane, from which the load is suspended; the jib.
- A human-shaped structure made of iron bands designed to publicly display the corpse of an executed criminal.
verb
- (transitive) To execute (someone), or display (a body), on a gibbet.
- (transitive) To expose (someone) to ridicule or scorn.
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Examples of "gibbet" in Sentences
- The criminals were sentenced to hang on the gibbet for their heinous crimes
- As I walked through the haunted forest, I stumbled upon an old gibbet swaying in the wind
- The villagers gathered around the gibbet to witness the public execution of the notorious outlaw
- The sight of the gibbet sent a chill down my spine, knowing the fate that awaited those who defied the law
- The gibbet stood as a grim reminder of the consequences of crossing the tyrannical ruler
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