| 单词 | finger pillory |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfinger pillory finger pillory n. historical a kind of pillory in which an offender is secured by the fingers, typically consisting of a piece of wood containing holes into which the fingers are inserted with the first joint bent to a right angle, another piece of wood being placed on top to prevent them being removed; cf. finger stocks n. ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > torture > instrument or place of torture > [noun] > thumb-screw pilliwinks1397 screw1663 thumbikins1684 finger stocks1686 finger pillory1801 thumb-lock1801 thumbscrew1816 1801 Gentleman's Mag. June 526/2 I first took under consideration an object at the West end of the church, called ‘a finger pillory’; a remarkable contrivance to detain irreligious persons. 1965 Times 7 Jan. 12/7 The church at Ashby-de-la-Zouch retains the place's unique finger-pillory. 2003 A. Wilkes Invasion, Plague & Murder Brit. 1066–1485 ix. 79/1 Naughty children might be taken to a finger pillory which trapped just the fingertips. < as lemmas |
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