NOM | artifact | picota, poltre | a wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the wrists and neck |
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Sentit | A wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the wrists and neck; offenders were locked in and so exposed to public scorn. | |
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Sinònim | poltre | |
Anglès | pillory | |
Espanyol | cepo, picota, potro |
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