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Synonyms
gib·bet (jĭb́ĭt)

[Middle English gibet, from Old French diminutive of gibe, staff, probably from Frankish* gibb, forked stick.]

noun 

  1. A device used for hanging a person until dead; a gallows.
  2. An upright post with a crosspiece, forming a T-shaped structure from which executed criminals were formerly hung for public viewing.

transitive verb: -bet·ed or -bet·ted, -bet·ing or -bet·ting, -bets or -bets 

  1. To execute by hanging on a gibbet.
    1. To hang on a gibbet for public viewing.
    2. To expose to infamy or public ridicule.