gibbet

[ jib-it ]

/ ˈdʒɪb ɪt /

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noun

a gallows with a projecting arm at the top, from which the bodies of criminals were formerly hung in chains and left suspended after execution.

verb (used with object), gib·bet·ed, gib·bet·ing.

to hang on a gibbet.

to put to death by hanging on a gibbet.

to hold up to public scorn.

Origin of gibbet

1175–1225; Middle English <Old French gibet (earlier, staff or cudgel), diminutive of gibe staff, club

Words nearby gibbet

gibber, Gibberd, gibberellic acid, gibberellin, gibberish, gibbet, gibble-gabble, Gib board, gibbon, Gibbon, Edward, Gibbons

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Example sentences from the Web for gibbet

The cross, which was in those days the gibbet of the vilest malefactors, was to all the world an emblem only of shame and horror.
Darkness and Dawn|Frederic W. Farrar
Meg: I sees you swingin' on that gibbet—stretchin' with yer toes—swingin' in the wind.
Wappin' Wharf|Charles S. Brooks
They were screeching as if in anger, but still remained perched on the tree, which they probably mistook for a gibbet.
The Burgomaster's Wife, Complete|Georg Ebers
The gibbet awaits all those of his followers who may be arrested.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 355, May 1845|Various

Thus pirates are brought to the gibbet by the first into whose hands they fall.
The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. IV. (of 12)|Edmund Burke

British Dictionary definitions for gibbet

gibbet

/ (ˈdʒɪbɪt) /

noun

a wooden structure resembling a gallows, from which the bodies of executed criminals were formerly hung to public view
a gallows

verb (tr)

to put to death by hanging on a gibbet

to hang (a corpse) on a gibbet

to expose to public ridicule

Word Origin for gibbet

C13: from Old French gibet gallows, literally: little cudgel, from gibe cudgel; of uncertain origin

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单词	gibbet
释义	gibbet [ jib-it ] / ˈdʒɪb ɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR gibbet ON THESAURUS.COM noun a gallows with a projecting arm at the top, from which the bodies of criminals were formerly hung in chains and left suspended after execution. verb (used with object), gib·bet·ed, gib·bet·ing. to hang on a gibbet. to put to death by hanging on a gibbet. to hold up to public scorn. Origin of gibbet 1175–1225; Middle English <Old French gibet (earlier, staff or cudgel), diminutive of gibe staff, club Words nearby gibbet gibber, Gibberd, gibberellic acid, gibberellin, gibberish, gibbet, gibble-gabble, Gib board, gibbon, Gibbon, Edward, Gibbons Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for gibbet The cross, which was in those days the gibbet of the vilest malefactors, was to all the world an emblem only of shame and horror. Darkness and Dawn\|Frederic W. Farrar Meg: I sees you swingin' on that gibbet—stretchin' with yer toes—swingin' in the wind. Wappin' Wharf\|Charles S. Brooks They were screeching as if in anger, but still remained perched on the tree, which they probably mistook for a gibbet. The Burgomaster's Wife, Complete\|Georg Ebers The gibbet awaits all those of his followers who may be arrested. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 355, May 1845\|Various Thus pirates are brought to the gibbet by the first into whose hands they fall. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. IV. (of 12)\|Edmund Burke British Dictionary definitions for gibbet gibbet / (ˈdʒɪbɪt) / noun a wooden structure resembling a gallows, from which the bodies of executed criminals were formerly hung to public view a gallows verb (tr) to put to death by hanging on a gibbet to hang (a corpse) on a gibbet to expose to public ridicule Word Origin for gibbet C13: from Old French gibet gallows, literally: little cudgel, from gibe cudgel; of uncertain origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to gibbet clog, congest, drown, suffocate, kill, gag, gasp, strangle, stifle, fill, stretch, execute, hoist, swing, scaffold, rope, hanging, noose, potence, obstruct
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gibbet

noun

verb (used with object), gib·bet·ed, gib·bet·ing.

Origin of gibbet

Words nearby gibbet

Example sentences from the Web for gibbet

British Dictionary definitions for gibbet

noun

verb (tr)

Word Origin for gibbet

Words related to gibbet