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gibbet

/'dʒɪbɪt/

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noun
alternative terms for gallows
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gallous gallows-tree gallows tree

type of:
gallows
verb
expose to ridicule or public scorn
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pillory

type of:
display exhibit expose
verb
hang on an execution instrument
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type of:
hang string up

Definition that contains gibbet

hanging a form of capital punishment; victim is suspended by the neck from a gallows or gibbet until dead