gibbet

Senso (English)

Noun

1. An upright post with a crosspiece used for execution and subsequent public display.
2. The projecting arm of a crane, from which the load is suspended; the jib.
3. A human-shaped structure made of iron bands designed to publicly display the corpse of an executed criminal.

Verb

1. To execute (someone), or display (a body), on a gibbet.
2. To expose (someone) to ridicule or scorn.

Synonyms

gallows

scaffold

pillory

gallows-tree

gallows tree

gallous

string up

gib

hang

gibbet tree

ginpole

yadarm

lifting rod

pole bracket

corbel

dead-load lever

derrick

expose

frame

halter

hanging

jib

stage

trestle

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈd͡ʒɪbɪt/

Etimologia (English)

Inherited from inglese medio: gibet

Cognate with francese: gibet

In summary

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