Defenition of the word gibbet
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Defenition of the word gibbet
- a wooden frame from which condemned persons are executed by hanging
- hang on a gibbet
- expose to ridicule or public scorn
- instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which condemned persons are executed by hanging
- hang on an execution instrument
- alternative terms for gallows
Synonyms for the word gibbet
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- gallous
- gallows
- gallowstree
- pillory
- scaffold
Similar words in the gibbet
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- gibbet
- gibbet's
- gibbeted
- gibbeting
- gibbets
Meronymys for the word gibbet
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- hangman's halter
- hangman's rope
- hemp
- hempen necktie
Hypernyms for the word gibbet
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- display
- exhibit
- expose
- gallows
- hang
- instrument of execution
- string up
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