OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 29877

gibbet

/ˈd͡ʒɪbɪt/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
cadalso • horca • patíbulo
An upright post with a crosspiece used for execution and subsequent public display.
Near-synonym: gallows
Why, your cavalier is a rebel—an exile, whose property is confiscated, and for whose neck the gibbet stands prepared!
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