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gibbet definition and meaning

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.
n. The projecting arm of a crane, from which the load is suspended; the jib.
v. t. To hang and expose on a gibbet.
v. t. To expose to infamy; to blacken.

Crossword clues for gibbet

- Gallows