Gibbet

German Meaning

Galgen

English Meaning

  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.
  3. To execute by hanging on a gibbet.
  4. To hang on a gibbet for public viewing.
  5. To expose to infamy or public ridicule.