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Traditional English :: gibbet
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gibbet - n. & v. --n. hist.
1 a a gallows. b an upright post with an arm on which the bodies of executed criminals were hung up.
2 (prec. by the) death by hanging. --v.tr. (gibbeted, gibbeting)
1 put to death by hanging.
2 a expose on a gibbet. b hang up as on a gibbet.
3 hold up to contempt. [ME f. OF gibet gallows dimin. of gibe club, prob. f. Gmc] |
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Related Words
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grill
hill
restaurant
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Most Often Usage
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gibbet grill hill
gibbet hill restaurant
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