gibbet

1. (verb) hang on a gibbet
Related Words: hang, string up

2. (verb) expose to ridicule or public scorn
Synonyms: pillory
Related Words: display, exhibit, expose

3. (noun) a wooden frame from which condemned persons are executed by hanging
Synonyms: gallous, gallows, gallowstree
Related Words: instrument of execution



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