Толковый словарь английского языка - gibbet
Gibbet
gibbet
I. noun Etymology: Middle English gibet, from Anglo-French Date: 13th century gallows 1a, an upright post with a projecting arm for hanging the bodies of executed criminals as a warning, II. transitive verb Date: 1646 1. to expose to infamy or public scorn, to hang on a ~, to execute by hanging on a ~
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n. & v. --n. hist. 1 a a gallows. b an upright post with an arm on which the bodies of executed criminals were hung up. 2 (prec. by the) death by hanging. --v.tr. (gibbeted, gibbeting) 1 put to death by hanging. 2 a expose on a gibbet. b hang up as on a gibbet. 3 hold up to contempt. Etymology: ME f. OF gibet gallows dimin. of gibe club, prob. f. Gmc ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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