execute by hanging on a gallows; hang on a gallows; expose to ridicule
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Gibbet Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. t.)
To hang and expose on a gibbet.
To hang and expose on a gibbet.
(v. t.)
To expose to infamy; to blacken.
To expose to infamy; to blacken.
(n.)
The projecting arm of a crane, from which the load is suspended; the jib.
The projecting arm of a crane, from which the load is suspended; the jib.
(n.)
A kind of gallows; an upright post with an arm projecting from the top, on which, formerly, malefactors were hanged in chains, and their bodies allowed to remain asa warning.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA kind of gallows; an upright post with an arm projecting from the top, on which, formerly, malefactors were hanged in chains, and their bodies allowed to remain asa warning.
gibbet
\gib"bet\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. gibbeted (?); p. pr. & vb. n. gibbeting.]
1. to hang and expose on a gibbet.
2. to expose to infamy; to blacken. i'll gibbet up his name. --oldham.
gibbet
\gib"bet\ (?), n. [oe. gibet, f. gibet, in of. also club, fr. ll. gibetum;; cf. of. gibe sort of sickle or hook, it. giubbetto gibbet, and giubbetta, dim. of giubba mane, also, an under waistcoat, doublet, prov. it. gibba (cf. jupon); so that it perhaps originally signified a halter, a rope round the neck of malefactors; or it is, perhaps, derived fr. l. gibbus hunched, humped, e. gibbous; or cf. e. jib a sail.] 1. a kind of gallows; an upright post with an arm projecting from the top, on which, formerly, malefactors were hanged in chains, and their bodies allowed to remain asa warning.
2. the projecting arm of a crane, from which the load is suspended; the jib.
Noun
1. instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which condemned persons are executed by hanging
(synonym) gallows, gallows tree, gallows-tree, gallous
(hypernym) instrument of execution
(part-meronym) hangman's rope, hangman's halter, halter, hemp, hempen necktie
Verb
1. hang on an execution instrument
(hypernym) hang, string up
(derivation) gallows, gallows tree, gallows-tree, gallous
2. expose to ridicule or public scorn
(synonym) pillory
(hypernym) expose, exhibit, display
Gibbet Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
- See also Halifax gibbet, a kind of guillotine.
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Gibbet Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
Speyburn 10, 12, 21, 25, 27 YO Single Highland Malt Scotch Whisky
Speyburn 16 YO Heritage Selection, Single Highland Malt Scotch Whisky
By: Speyburn Distillery (Rothes, Scotland) - Blairmhor Ltd. (Airdrie, Scotland)
• Speyburn Distillery
(a.k.a. The Gibbet Distillery)
Scottish Victorian style distillery, founded in 1897 by Edward and John Hopkins (John Hopkins & Co.)
First production on the 15th December 1897, the diamond jubilee year of Queen Victoria.
Location: Rothes, Aberdeenshire, Speyside, Highlands
Water source: Granty Burn
Other neighboring distillers: Glen Grant, Coleburn, Glen Spey, Craigellachie
Owner: Inver House Distillers Ltd. (Scotland)
Speyburn 16 YO Heritage Selection, Single Highland Malt Scotch Whisky
By: Speyburn Distillery (Rothes, Scotland) - Blairmhor Ltd. (Airdrie, Scotland)
• Speyburn Distillery
(a.k.a. The Gibbet Distillery)
Scottish Victorian style distillery, founded in 1897 by Edward and John Hopkins (John Hopkins & Co.)
First production on the 15th December 1897, the diamond jubilee year of Queen Victoria.
Location: Rothes, Aberdeenshire, Speyside, Highlands
Water source: Granty Burn
Other neighboring distillers: Glen Grant, Coleburn, Glen Spey, Craigellachie
Owner: Inver House Distillers Ltd. (Scotland)
