| 单词 | gibbet |
| 释义 | gibbet n. & v. --n hist. 1. a a gallows. b an upright post with an arm on which the bodies of executed criminals were hung up. 2. (prec. by the) death by hanging. --vtr. (gibbeted, gibbeting) 1. put to death by hanging. 2. a expose on a gibbet. b hang up as on a gibbet. 3. hold up to contempt. Etymology: ME f. OF gibet gallows dimin. of gibe club, prob. f. Gmc |
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