Definition of Gibbet
Gibbet
gib·bet
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
a structure used for carrying out executions, such as a gallows;
e.g. When public hangings were outlawed, the gibbet was removed from the town square and placed in a museum.
(verb)
to hang a body on a gibbet;
e.g. The executioner gibbeted the man.
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