gibbet
noun /ˈdʒɪbɪt/
/ˈdʒɪbɪt/
- (in the past
) a wooden structure on which criminals were hanged旧时 synonym gallows绞刑架;绞台 - (in the past
) a wooden structure on which the bodies of criminals were left hanging as a warning to others旧时 绞刑架;绞台
词源Middle English: from Old French gibet ‘staff, cudgel, gallows’, diminutive of gibe ‘club, staff’, probably of Germanic origin.