ˈdʒɪbɪt 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. [ME f. OF gibet gallows dimin. of
gibe club, prob. f. Gmc]