gibbet

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun alternative terms for gallows
  2. verb hang on an execution instrument
  3. verb expose to ridicule or public scorn

Etymology

From Middle English gibet, from Old French gibet (French gibet), either from Frankish *gibb (“forked stick”) or from Latin gibbus (“hunchbacked”).

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Synonyms

gallows tree, gallows-tree, gallous

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