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English Dictionary: pillorying by the DICT Development Group
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pillory \Pil"lo*ry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pilloried}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Pillorying}.] [Cf. F. pilorier.]
      1. To set in, or punish with, the pillory. [bd]Hungering for
            Puritans to pillory.[b8] --Macaulay.
  
      2. Figuratively, to expose to public scorn. --Gladstone.
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