Thesaurus: gibbet

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1. n. A kind of gallows; an upright post with an arm projecting from the top, on which, formerly, malefactors were hanged in chains, and their bodies allowed to remain asa warning.
2. n. The projecting arm of a crane, from which the load is suspended; the jib.
3. v. t. To hang and expose on a gibbet.
4. v. t. To expose to infamy; to blacken.
5. n. alternative terms for gallows
6. v. hang on an execution instrument
7. v. expose to ridicule or public scorn
8. 1. A kind of gallows; an upright post with an arm projecting from the top, on which, formerly, malefactors were hanged in chains, and their bodies allowed to remain asa warning. 2. The projecting arm of a crane, from which the load is suspended; the jib. 1. To hang and expose on a gibbet. 2. To expose to infamy; to blacken. I'll gibbet up his name. Oldham.
9. n:100 v. hang on an execution instrument