Gibbeted

Gibbeted
Gibbet Gib"bet, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gibbeted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gibbeting}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To hang and expose on a gibbet. [1913 Webster]

2. To expose to infamy; to blacken. [1913 Webster]

I'll gibbet up his name. --Oldham. [1913 Webster]


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