Gibbet (Noun)
Meaning
Alternative terms for gallows.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The executioner led the condemned man to the gibbet where his fate awaited him.
- The villagers avoided the town square, knowing it was where the gibbet stood as a grim reminder of the recent hanging.
- Historical records revealed the use of a gibbet for public executions during the medieval period.
- As a form of deterrent, the gibbet was left standing even after the body had been removed.
- A local artist depicted a gibbet in his painting, highlighting the cruelty of capital punishment.