What is the meaning of Gibbet?

  • (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.
  • (v.t.) To hang and expose on a gibbet.
  • (v.t.) To expose to infamy; to blacken.
  • (n.) The projecting arm of a crane, from which the load is suspended; the jib.
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APAWebster's. (2011). gibbet. Retrieved September 24, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/gibbet/definitions/2012146
ChicagoWebster's. 2011. "gibbet" http://smartdefine.org/gibbet/definitions/2012146 (accessed September 24, 2026).
HarvardWebster's 2011, gibbet, Smart Define, viewed 24 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/gibbet/definitions/2012146>.
MLAWebster's. "gibbet" 27 May 2011. Web. 24 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/gibbet/definitions/2012146>
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