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finger pillories

finger pillories is the plural of finger pillory.

Meaning of finger pillory

Noun

finger pillory (plural finger pillories)

  1. (historical) A wooden restraint designed to lock a person’s fingers in place as a form of mild punishment, discipline, or public shaming.
    Synonyms:
    finger stocks

Questions about finger pillories

What is finger pillories the plural of?
Finger pillories is the plural of finger pillory.

Words near finger pillories in the dictionary

  1. finger picks
  2. finger pie
  3. finger pier
  4. finger piers
  5. finger pies
  6. finger pillories
  7. finger pillory
  8. finger plate
  9. finger plum
  10. finger point
  11. finger pointed

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