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gibbet

gib·bet

UK/ˈd͡ʒɪbɪt/ uncommon
noun (1) verb (2)

noun

1.

instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which condemned persons are executed by hanging

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Origin

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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