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Noun Concept
Categories: Modern instruments of torture, Articles with short description, Physical restraint, European instruments of torture, Pillories
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pillory  Barrel-shirt  barrel pillory  Barrel pilory  Pillary
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A wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the wrists and neck; offenders were locked in and so exposed to public scorn WordNet 3.0
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A wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the wrists and neck; offenders were locked in and so exposed to public scorn WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
The pillory is a device made of a wooden or metal framework erected on a post, with holes for securing the head and hands, formerly used for punishment by public humiliation and often further physical abuse. Wikipedia
Whipping-post Wikidata
A framework on a post, with holes for the hands and head, used as a means of punishment and humiliation. Wiktionary
Framework on a post used as a means of punishment and humiliation. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
instrument of punishment
insignia
list of methods of torture
column
architectural structure
HAS INSTANCE
Pillory of Bragança
Pranger of Poznań
Kaak
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Pręgierz na Rynku Głównym w Krakowie
Pillory in Wrocław
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DERIVATION
pillory
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
Nordisk familjebok
TIME PERIOD
Middle Ages
early modern period
USE
chagrin
whipping
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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Wiktionary
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Wikipedia Redirections
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Barrel-shirt, barrel pillory, Barrel pilory, Pillary, pilloried, pillories, pranger, Red Hannah, the pillory, whipping-post

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