gibbet

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English gibet, from Old French gibet (French gibet), either from Frankish *gibb (“forked stick”) or from Latin gibbus (“hunchbacked”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɪbɪt/ Rhymes: -ɪbɪt === Noun === gibbet (plural gibbets) An upright post with a crosspiece used for execution and subsequent public display. Coordinate terms: cross, crucifix Near-synonym: gallows The projecting arm of a crane, from which the load is suspended. Synonym: jib A human-shaped structure made of iron bands designed to publicly display the corpse of an executed criminal. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === gibbet (third-person singular simple present gibbets, present participle gibbeting or gibbetting, simple past and past participle gibbeted or gibbetted) (transitive) To execute (someone), or display (a body), on a gibbet. (transitive) To expose (someone) to ridicule or scorn. ==== Translations ==== === See also === flibberty-gibbet (probably etymologically unrelated) === References === == Middle English == === Noun === gibbet alternative form of gibet