| 单词 | gibbet |
| 释义 | gibbet (once / 3147 pages) nv A gibbet is a structure that's used to execute criminals by hanging them. The execution of someone on a gibbet is an old-fashioned practice. You can use the word gibbet to mean "gallows," or "public execution structure," and it can also be a verb, meaning to hang a person on one. Back in the days when executioners would routinely gibbet criminals in the public square, the bodies were often left on display — possibly to intimidate other potential criminals. The word gibbet has its root in the Old French gibet, "bent stick or gallows," from gibe, or "club." WORD FAMILYgibbet: gibbeted, gibbeting, gibbets, gibbetted USAGE EXAMPLESPieces of the gibbet were once reputed to be able to cure toothache, if rubbed on the gums. BBC(Jul 02, 2016) He took the road for Cambridge, crossing desolate Charlestown Common with its salt marshes, clay pits, gallows, and gibbet. Esther Hoskins Forbes, Johnny Tremain(1943) The school, the city’s oldest working primary, is located near Newhaven harbour where a gibbet stood in the dockyards 600 years ago. The Guardian(Jan 03, 2016) 1n an instrument of public execution Syn|Hyper gallous, gallows tree, gallows-tree gallows an instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which a condemned person is executed by hanging 2v hang on an execution instrument Hyper hang, string up kill by hanging 3v expose to ridicule or public scorn Syn|Hyper pillory display, exhibit, expose to show, make visible or apparent |
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