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pillory

pil·lo·ry

pillory

 
pronunciation:
pI l ri
part of speech: noun
inflections: pillories
definition: a wooden structure that had holes for holding a person's head and hands. Pillories were used in early America to punish people who had broken the law by having them displayed in this way and be laughed at by the public.