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gib·bet
gibbet
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- pronunciation:
- jI
biht
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
part of speech: |
noun |
definition: |
a structure built for execution by hanging and for the public exhibition of those hanged, consisting of a vertical post to which a horizontal beam is attached at the top; gallows.
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part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
gibbets, gibbeting, gibbeted |
definition: |
to execute or display on a gibbet.
- similar words:
- hang
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