gibbets

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• gibbets — gib·bet || dʒɪbɪt n. gallows v. execute by hanging on a gallows; hang on a gallows; expose to ridicule …   English contemporary dictionary

• gibbets —    see gallows …   A Dictionary of English folklore

• gallows — gibbets    A number of beliefs and customs clustered around the gallows, the hangman s rope, and even the body of the executed person. The wood of the gallows itself was prized for its curative properties, as it was believed effective against the …   A Dictionary of English folklore

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