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gibbet

gibbet is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.The projecting arm of a crane, from which the load is suspended; the jib.
  2. 2.To hang and expose on a gibbet.
  3. 3.To expose to infamy; to blacken. I'll gibbet up his name. Oldham.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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