GIBBET


Meaning of GIBBET in English

/ ˈdʒɪbɪt; NAmE / noun

( old-fashioned ) a vertical wooden structure on which criminals used to be hanged

SYN gallows

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WORD ORIGIN

Middle English : from Old French gibet staff, cudgel, gallows, diminutive of gibe club, staff, probably of Germanic origin.

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