单词 | pillorying |
释义 | pillory /pilˈə-ri/noun (historical)A wooden frame, supported by an upright pillar or post, with holes through which the head and hands were put as a punishment, abolished in England in 1837 transitive verb (pillˈorying; pillˈoried)
ORIGIN: OFr pilori; Provençal espilori; of uncertain origin pillˈorize or pillˈorise transitive verb To pillory |
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