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Definition of
pillory noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
pillory
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈpɪləri
/
/
(
pl.
pil‧lo‧ries
)
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a wooden frame, with holes for the head and hands, which people were locked into in the past as a punishment
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