单词 | gibbet |
释义 | Word Frequency gibbet(ˈdʒɪbɪt) noun 1. a. a wooden structure resembling a gallows, from which the bodies of executed criminals were formerly hung to public view b. a gallows verb (transitive) 2. to put to death by hanging on a gibbet 3. to hang (a corpse) on a gibbet 4. to expose to public ridicule Word origin C13: from Old French gibet gallows, literally: little cudgel, from gibe cudgel; of uncertain origin |
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