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pillory

noun pl. pillories

  1. a device consisting of a wooden board with holes for the head and hands, in which petty offenders were formerly locked and exposed to public scorn
  2. any exposure to public scorn, etc.

transitive verb pilloried, pillorying

  1. to punish by placing in a pillory
  2. to lay open to public ridicule, scorn, or abuse

See pillory in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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