French Meaning of gibbet

gibet

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Definitions and Meaning of gibbet in English

Wordnet

gibbet (n)

alternative terms for gallows

Wordnet

gibbet (v)

hang on an execution instrument

expose to ridicule or public scorn

Webster

gibbet (n.)

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.

The projecting arm of a crane, from which the load is suspended; the jib.

Webster

gibbet (v. t.)

To hang and expose on a gibbet.

To expose to infamy; to blacken.

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gibet

alternative terms for gallows, hang on an execution instrument, expose to ridicule or public scornA kind of gallows; an upright post with an arm projecting from

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gibberish => Baragouin, Charabia, gibbering => bredouillant, gibberellin => gibbérelline, gibberellic acid => acide gibbérellique, gibbered => bredouiller,