Gibbets

noun

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.nounAn upright post with a crosspiece used for execution and subsequent public display.

2.nounThe projecting arm of a crane, from which the load is suspended; the jib.

3.nounA human-shaped structure made of iron bands designed to publicly display the corpse of an executed criminal.

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