PILLORY

Pillory

The pillory was a device made of a wooden or metal framework erected on a post, with holes for securing the head and hands, formerly used for punishment by public humiliation and often further physical abuse, sometimes lethal. The pillory is related to the stocks.

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pillory

Noun

  1. A framework on a post, with holes for the hands and head, used as a means of punishment and humiliation.

Verb

  1. To put in a pillory.
  2. To subject to humiliation, scorn, ridicule or abuse.
  3. To criticize harshly.


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