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Pillory

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(1):

(n.) A frame of adjustable boards erected on a post, and having holes through which the head and hands of an offender were thrust so as to be exposed in front of it.

(2):

(v. t.) Figuratively, to expose to public scorn.

(3):

(v. t.) To set in, or punish with, the pillory.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Pillory'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/pillory.html. 1828.
 
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