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.
3.NounA human-shaped structure made of iron bands designed to publicly display the corpse of an executed criminal.
4.VerbTo execute (someone), or display (a body), on a gibbet.
5.VerbTo expose (someone) to ridicule or scorn.