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Raregibbet
The correct spelling is gibbet.
How to pronounce gibbet
noun
IPA: /ˈdʒɪbɪt/
Say it like: Jib-bet
The correct spelling is gibbet. An upright post with a crosspiece used for execution and subsequent public display.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.An upright post with a crosspiece used for execution and subsequent public display.
- 2.The projecting arm of a crane, from which the load is suspended; the jib.
- 3.A human-shaped structure made of iron bands designed to publicly display the corpse of an executed criminal.
verb
- 1.To execute (someone), or display (a body), on a gibbet.
- 2.To expose (someone) to ridicule or scorn.
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