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Definition of "gibbet" []
- A device used for hanging a person until dead; a gallows. (noun)
- An upright post with a crosspiece, forming a T-shaped structure from which executed criminals were formerly hung for public viewing. (noun)
- To execute by hanging on a gibbet. (verb-transitive)
- To hang on a gibbet for public viewing. (verb-transitive)
- To expose to infamy or public ridicule. (verb-transitive)
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Use "gibbet" in a sentence
- "This particular translation question is interesting because "gibbet" itself is inaccurate in terms of literal translation (a gibbet is a specific thing, and the Latin word does not refer to that thing but something else)."
- "The gibbet is a balance with a man at one end and the whole world at the other."
- "Jesus completely represented Him, and this broken body on the gibbet was the inevitable result."