The Chinese portable pillory is a device that is used to restrain a person. It can be made from wood or metal and works by securing the hands and head of a person so they can be publicly humiliated and punished.
Prisoner in the Chinese Pillory in the Streets of Tien Tsin - 1900 was released on: USA: August 1900
The Pillory - 1916 was released on: USA: 8 October 1916
In days of yore, thieves were placed in a pillory as part of their punishment.
Daniel began to serve a three day sentence in the pillory at charing cross.
A pillory: A wooden board with holes for hands and the head. Usually used for punishment.
The pillory was a device used in punishment by public humiliation and often additional, sometimes lethal, physical abuse. The pillory was a device used in punishment by public humiliation and often additional, sometimes lethal, physical abuse.
It is only for a little fun for my friends
Pillory as a form of punishment is no longer used today. It has been abolished in most countries due to its cruel and inhumane nature.
A pillory.
on the backs burg of 1956
A stock holds the arms legs and neck while a pillory holds only the neck and arms. A more drastic way of torture.
It means that you are locked into a pillory. A pillory is a frame with openings cut for the neck and wrists. The pillory has a hinged top piece that locks down holding the person. Pillories were typically located in the town square so passersby could ridicule the sentenced person. See the link.