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gibbet    
n. 枭首台,绞首台,绞刑
vt. 枭首示众,当众侮辱或嘲弄,处绞刑

枭首台,绞首台,绞刑枭首示众,当众侮辱或嘲弄,处绞刑

gibbet
n 1: alternative terms for gallows [synonym: {gallows tree},
{gallows-tree}, {gibbet}, {gallous}]
v 1: hang on an execution instrument
2: expose to ridicule or public scorn [synonym: {pillory}, {gibbet}]

Gibbet \Gib"bet\, n. [OE. gibet, F. gibet, in OF. also club, fr.
LL. gibetum;; cf. OF. gibe sort of sickle or hook, It.
giubbetto gibbet, and giubbetta, dim. of giubba mane, also,
an under waistcoat, doublet, Prov. It. gibba (cf. {Jupon});
so that it perhaps originally signified a halter, a rope
round the neck of malefactors; or it is, perhaps, derived fr.
L. gibbus hunched, humped, E. gibbous; or cf. E. jib a sail.]
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1. A kind of gallows; an upright post with an arm projecting
from the top, on which, formerly, malefactors were hanged
in chains, and their bodies allowed to remain as a
warning.
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2. The projecting arm of a crane, from which the load is
suspended; the jib.
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Gibbet \Gib"bet\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gibbeted}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Gibbeting}.]
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1. To hang and expose on a gibbet.
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2. To expose to infamy; to blacken.
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I'll gibbet up his name. --Oldham.
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  • Gibbeting - Wikipedia
    Pirates were sometimes executed by hanging on a gibbet erected close to the low-water mark by the sea or a tidal section of a river Their bodies would be left dangling until they had been submerged by the tide three times
  • The Gibbet, The Execution Device That Put Criminals’ Bodies On Display
    Throughout history, criminals have been subjected to punishments that now seem needlessly grisly and barbaric And notable among these was the gibbet Popular in 18th-century England, gibbeting commonly involved locking criminals in human-shaped cages and hanging them up for display in public areas as a warning to others
  • The Incredibly Disturbing Historical Practice of Gibbeting
    When a gibbet was erected, it attracted big, jubilant crowds, sometimes in the tens of thousands But, not surprisingly, actually living near a gibbet was not cause for celebration
  • The Gibbet: A Disturbing Device That Punished Criminals Even After . . .
    A gibbet was a structure built for the hanging of a body, either for execution or post-mortem Typically, gibbets were tall-standing wooden posts with an arm projecting out of the upright post from which the bodies of criminals would be hung
  • Gibbeting: A History of a Gruesome Form of Public Execution
    Gibbeting is derived from the French word “gibet,” which means “gallows ” It was a gruesome practice used as a deterrent back in ancient times and also in recent centuries
  • GIBBET Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
    The meaning of GIBBET is gallows
  • Philadelphia Oddities: The Gibbet - US History
    The 18th Century artifact at the Atwater Kent Museum is America's only complete gibbet A partial gibbet survives in a museum in Salem, Mass The primary meaning of the word "gibbet" is simply a gallows The steel frame to display the culprit's body is properly called a "gibbet iron "
  • The Gibbet in the Landscape: Locating the Criminal Corpse in Mid . . .
    Gibbeting was a costly procedure that involved the production of a gibbet cage and post that were designed to be viewed by as many people as possible The spectacle of hanging the body in chains was in a sense an extension of the hanging ritual: public, exemplary and a deterrent
  • What is a Gibbet? - Historical Index
    The term “gibbet” is used both to refer to an executional device, and to a hanging cage used to display the remains of executed prisoners; when someone is thusly displayed, it is known as “gibbeting ”
  • The Gruesome Truth About Gibbeting: Explored
    The bodies of the executed were often left hanging in the gibbet for weeks or months as a warning to the public Over time, the use of gibbets declined, and they were eventually replaced by more humane methods of execution





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