Associations to the word «Gibbet»
Noun
- Execution
- Criminal
- Cage
- Chain
- Body
- Gallows
- Murder
- Hill
- Executioner
- Scaffold
- Corpse
- Hang
- Halifax
- Crucifixion
- Rack
- Murderer
- Robber
- Dungeon
- Dangling
- Grease
- Hanging
- Rope
- Wretch
- Bayonet
- Skipper
- Rot
- Traitor
- Sow
- Axe
- Raoul
- Stake
- Treason
- Treachery
- Maiden
- Coffin
- Cornelius
- Iron
- Pirate
- Torture
- Glancing
- Hu
- Display
- Morrow
- Warwick
- Babe
- Crow
- Mob
- Hound
- Cart
- Doom
- Skeleton
- Depiction
- Punishment
- Benedict
- Breeze
- Cord
- Archer
- Sight
- Sword
- Terror
- Witch
- Crime
- Neck
- Sentence
- Theft
- Flame
- Emily
- Prisoner
- Horror
Adjective
Wiktionary
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.
Dictionary definition
GIBBET, noun. Alternative terms for gallows.
GIBBET, verb. Hang on an execution instrument.
GIBBET, verb. Expose to ridicule or public scorn.
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