Associations to the word «Gibbet»

GIBBET, noun. An upright post with a crosspiece used for execution and subsequent public display; a gallows.

GIBBET, noun. The projecting arm of a crane, from which the load is suspended; the jib.

GIBBET, verb. (transitive) To execute (someone), or display (a body), on a gibbet.

GIBBET, verb. (transitive) To expose (someone) to ridicule or scorn.

GIBBET, noun. Alternative terms for gallows.

GIBBET, verb. Hang on an execution instrument.

GIBBET, verb. Expose to ridicule or public scorn.