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gibbets

gibbets is the plural of gibbet.

Meaning of gibbet

Noun

gibbet (plural gibbets)

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

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Questions about gibbets

What is gibbets the plural of?
Gibbets is the plural of gibbet.

Words near gibbets in the dictionary

  1. gibbet
  2. gibbeted
  3. gibbeting
  4. gibbetings
  5. gibbetlike
  6. gibbets
  7. gibbetted
  8. gibbetting
  9. gibbettings
  10. gibbi
  11. Gibbie

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