different between gibbed vs gibbet

English

Verb

gibbed

1. simple past tense and past participle of gib

Adjective

gibbed (not comparable)

1. (New Zealand) Finished with plasterboard, as opposed to some other surface material.

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d??b?t/
• Rhymes: -?b?t

Noun

gibbet (plural gibbets)

1. An upright post with a crosspiece used for execution and subsequent public display.

   Synonym: gallows
2. The projecting arm of a crane, from which the load is suspended; the jib.
3. A human-shaped structure made of iron bands designed to publicly display the corpse of an executed criminal.

Translations

Verb

gibbet (third-person singular simple present gibbets, present participle gibbeting or gibbetting, simple past and past participle gibbeted or gibbetted)

1. (transitive) To execute (someone), or display (a body), on a gibbet.
2. (transitive) To expose (someone) to ridicule or scorn.

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References

Middle English

Noun

gibbet

1. Alternative form of gibet