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Old Means Of Public Humiliation Crossword Clue

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noun

• a frame that supports a boat while it is under construction

• a frame for constraining an animal while it is receiving veterinary attention or while being shod

• a former instrument of punishment consisting of a heavy timber frame with holes in which the feet (and sometimes the hands) of an offender could be locked

35%7Means of public humiliation
noun

• a wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the wrists and neck; offenders were locked in and so exposed to public scorn

verb

• expose to ridicule or public scorn

• punish by putting in a pillory

• criticize harshly or violently

33%12 Historical means of public humiliation
noun

• post formerly used in public to which offenders are tied to be whipped

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