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Noun

pillory

Definition: a wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the wrists and neck; offenders were locked in and so exposed to public scorn

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

Verb

pillory gibbet

Definition: expose to ridicule or public scorn

pillory

Definition: punish by putting in a pillory

savage blast pillory crucify

Definition: criticize harshly or violently; "The press savaged the new President"; "The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage"

Definition: To put in a pillory.

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