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whipping posts

whipping posts is the plural of whipping post.

Meaning of whipping post

Noun

whipping post (plural whipping posts)

  1. A post or pillory to which a criminal is tied, and flagellated.
    • Opposite the almshouses is the bow-fronted post office and shop, while near by, beneath the trees on the green, is the old whipping post and stocks, the latter pierced by five holes.1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 54

Questions about whipping posts

What is whipping posts the plural of?
Whipping posts is the plural of whipping post.

Words near whipping posts in the dictionary

  1. whipping into shape
  2. whipping it on
  3. whipping off
  4. whipping out
  5. whipping post
  6. whipping posts
  7. whipping side
  8. whipping sides
  9. whipping some skull on
  10. whipping the cat
  11. whipping through

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