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gibbet

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. 1.An upright post with a crosspiece used for execution and subsequent public display.
  2. 2.The projecting arm of a crane, from which the load is suspended; the jib.
  3. 3.A human-shaped structure made of iron bands designed to publicly display the corpse of an executed criminal.

verb

  1. 1.To execute (someone), or display (a body), on a gibbet.
  2. 2.To expose (someone) to ridicule or scorn.

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