What does "pillory" mean?
Pillory: To set in, or punish with, the pillory. "Hungering for Puritans to pillory." Macaulay.
Additional senses
- 2.Figuratively, to expose to public scorn. Gladstone.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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