PILLORY

PRONUNCIATION: (PIL-uh-ree)

MEANING: verb tr.: To subject to severe public criticism or ridicule.
noun: A device used in the past to publicly punish offenders by locking their head and hands in place.

ETYMOLOGY: From Old French pilori, probably from Latin pila (pillar). Earliest documented use: 1330.
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SPILLORY - a side channel in a dam, to permit runoff of excess water

PILFORY - Fagin's School for Buddng Thieves and Pickpockets

PILLOTRY - Frederick's intended profession (pre-Buttercup)