whipping post
whipping post · whipping posts
A post or pillory to which a criminal is tied, and flagellatedA post or pillory to which a criminal is tied, and flagellated.
Meaning
1 sensesA post or pillory to which a criminal is tied, and flagellated.
post formerly used in public to which offenders are tied to be whipped
Forms
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