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pillory
Pillory (noun) means a framework on a post, with holes for the hands and head, used as a means of punishment and humiliation.
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A framework on a post, with holes for the hands and head, used as a means of punishment and humiliation.
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Etymology
From Middle English pilory, pillorie, from Old French pilori, pellori, which is either from Old Occitan espilori or Latin pīla (“pillar”).
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"pillory" (noun) means a framework on a post, with holes for the hands and head, used as a means of punishment and humiliation.