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pillory

1. pil.lo.ry \'pil-(*-)re-\ n [ME, fr. OF pilori] 1: a device for publicly 
   punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame w ith holes in which the 
   head and hands can be locked 2: a means for exposing to public scorn or 
   ridicule 
2. pillory vt 1: to set in a pillory as punishment  2: to expose to public 
   contempt, ridicule, or scorn