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Noun: gibbet  jibit
  1. Alternative term for gallows
    - gallows tree, gallows-tree, gallous
Verb: gibbet  jibit
  1. Hang on an execution instrument
     
  2. Expose to ridicule or public scorn
    - pillory

Derived forms: gibbeted, gibbets, gibbeting

Type of: display, exhibit, expose, gallows, hang[2], string up

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