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noun
1.
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)
2.
to hang on a gibbet.
3.
to put to death by hanging on a gibbet.
4.
to hold up to public scorn.
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Origin:
1175–1225; Middle English < Old French gibet (earlier, staff or cudgel), diminutive of gibe staff, club
1175–1225; Middle English < Old French gibet (earlier, staff or cudgel), diminutive of gibe staff, club
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- The gibbet has only increased his glory and made him a martyr.
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gibbet
early 13c., "gallows," from O.Fr. gibet, dim. of gibe "club," perhaps from Frankish. *gibb "forked stick." The verb meaning "to kill by hanging" is from 1640s.
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