gibbet vs hangman

gibbet

noun
  • A human-shaped structure made of iron bands designed to publicly display the corpse of an executed criminal. 

  • 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; the jib. 

verb
  • To expose (someone) to ridicule or scorn. 

  • To execute (someone), or display (a body), on a gibbet. 

hangman

noun
  • An executioner responsible for hanging criminals. 

  • Someone responsible for hanging pictures and other artworks in a gallery, museum etc. 

  • A guessing game where one has to guess the word an opponent is thinking of by guessing one letter at a time, and involving the gradual drawing of a stick figure hanging from the gallows. 

How often have the words gibbet and hangman occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )