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Meaning:

Noun:

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

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Verb:

  • transitive To criticize harshly.
  • transitive To put in a pillory.
  • transitive To subject to humiliation, scorn, ridicule or abuse.

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