English Dictionary

gibbet

/ˈd͡ʒɪbɪt/

noun

An upright post with a crosspiece used for execution and subsequent public display. / The projecting arm of a crane, from which the load is suspended; the jib.

The condemned criminal was hung on the gibbet as a warning to others.

意味（1）

An upright post with a crosspiece used for execution and subsequent public display.

Thy Friends without the help of Prophecie, / Read Goals and Gibbets in thy Deſtiny; […]

意味（2）

The projecting arm of a crane, from which the load is suspended; the jib.

意味（3）

A human-shaped structure made of iron bands designed to publicly display the corpse of an executed criminal.