Pillory /(?)/

Pil·lo·ry

Pillory

n.

pl. Pillories

  1. A frame of adjustable boards erected on a post, and having holes through which the head and hands of an offender were thrust so as to be exposed in front of it.

Pillory

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Pilloried; p. pr. & vb. n. Pillorying

  1. To set in, or punish with, the pillory.
  2. Figuratively, to expose to public scorn.