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pillory

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Noun

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

Verb

  1. To put in a pillory.
  2. To subject to humiliation, scorn, ridicule or abuse.
  3. To criticize harshly.

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