gibbet

Plural: gibbets

Noun

alternative terms for gallows
An upright post with a crosspiece used for execution and subsequent public display.
The projecting arm of a crane, from which the load is suspended.
A human-shaped structure made of iron bands designed to publicly display the corpse of an executed criminal.

Verb

Verb Forms: gibbeted, gibbeting, gibbets, gibbetted, gibbetting

To hang a person on a gibbet; to expose to public scorn.
hang on an execution instrument
expose to ridicule or public scorn
To execute (someone), or display (a body), on a gibbet.
To expose (someone) to ridicule or scorn.

Examples

His confidence was so high, he planned to GIBBET my low-scoring plays with his next powerful word.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English gibet, from Old French gibet (French gibet), either from Frankish *gibb (“forked stick”) or from Latin gibbus (“hunchbacked”).

Synonyms

gallous, gallows tree, gallows-tree, pillory, jib

Scrabble Score: 11

gibbet: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
gibbet: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
gibbet: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

gibbet: valid Words With Friends Word