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finger pillory

finger pillory noun: a wooden restraint designed to lock a person’s fingers in place as a form of mild punishment, discipline, or public shaming.

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

Synonyms of finger pillory

Forms of finger pillory

pluralfinger pillories

Questions about finger pillory

What does finger pillory mean?
Finger pillory means a wooden restraint designed to lock a person’s fingers in place as a form of mild punishment, discipline, or public shaming.
What part of speech is finger pillory?
Finger pillory is a noun.
What is the plural of finger pillory?
The plural of finger pillory is finger pillories.

Words near finger pillory in the dictionary

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

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