gibbets

We have found lemma(root) word of gibbets : gibbet.

Definitions


[ˈdʒɪbɪt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a gallows


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Origin:
Middle English: from Old French gibet ‘staff, cudgel, gallows’, diminutive of gibe ‘club, staff’, probably of Germanic origin


[ˈdʒɪbɪt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- hang up (a body) on a gibbet


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Origin:
Middle English: from Old French gibet ‘staff, cudgel, gallows’, diminutive of gibe ‘club, staff’, probably of Germanic origin




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