GIBBET


Meaning of GIBBET in English

I. ˈji-bət noun

Etymology: Middle English gibet, from Anglo-French

Date: 13th century

1. : gallows 1a

2. : an upright post with a projecting arm for hanging the bodies of executed criminals as a warning

II. transitive verb

Date: 1646

1.

a. : to expose to infamy or public scorn

b. : to hang on a gibbet

2. : to execute by hanging on a gibbet

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.