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Definition or meaning of the English word Gibbet
To expose to infamy; to blacken. (v. t.). The projecting arm of a crane; from which the load is suspended; the jib. (n.). To hang and expose on a gibbet. (v. t.). A kind of gallows; an upright post with an arm projecting from the top; on which; formerly; malefactors were hanged in chains; and their bodies allowed to remain asa warning. (n.). |
