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gibbeting Definition


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gibbet
noun
    historical:
    1. A gallows-like frame on which the bodies of executed criminals were hung as a public warning.
    2. A gallows.
verb gibbeted, gibbeting
    1. historical
      To hang someone on a gibbet.
    2. To expose someone to public ridicule.
Etymology: 13c: from French gibet gallows.



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