- gibbet gib·bet n
- ['dʒɪbɪt]
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gibbet gib·bet n
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gib|bet — «JIHB iht», noun, verb, bet|ed, bet|ing. –n. 1. an upright post with a projecting arm at the top, from which the bodies of criminals were in former times hung after execution. 2. = gallows. (Cf. ↑gallows) –v.t. 1. to hang on a g … Useful english dictionary
Gibbet — Gib bet, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gibbeted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gibbeting}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To hang and expose on a gibbet. [1913 Webster] 2. To expose to infamy; to blacken. [1913 Webster] I ll gibbet up his name. Oldham. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gibbet — Gib bet, n. [OE. gibet, F. gibet, in OF. also club, fr. LL. gibetum;; cf. OF. gibe sort of sickle or hook, It. giubbetto gibbet, and giubbetta, dim. of giubba mane, also, an under waistcoat, doublet, Prov. It. gibba (cf. {Jupon}); so that it… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gibbet — gib•bet [[t]ˈdʒɪb ɪt[/t]] n. 1) a post with a projecting arm at the top, from which the bodies of executed criminals were formerly hung in chains for public display 2) a gallows 3) to hang on a gibbet 4) to put to death by hanging on a gibbet 5)… … From formal English to slang
gibbet — gib|bet [ˈdʒıbıt] n [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: gibet, from gibe pole ] a wooden frame on which criminals were ↑hanged in the past with a rope around their neck = ↑gallows … Dictionary of contemporary English
gibbet — gib|bet [ dʒıbıt ] noun count a tall wooden structure from which criminals were HANGED in the past … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
gibbet — gib·bet … English syllables
Gibbeted — Gibbet Gib bet, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gibbeted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gibbeting}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To hang and expose on a gibbet. [1913 Webster] 2. To expose to infamy; to blacken. [1913 Webster] I ll gibbet up his name. Oldham. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gibbeting — Gibbet Gib bet, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gibbeted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gibbeting}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To hang and expose on a gibbet. [1913 Webster] 2. To expose to infamy; to blacken. [1913 Webster] I ll gibbet up his name. Oldham. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
