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词汇 whipping post
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Definition of whipping post in English:

whipping post

noun
historical
  • A post to which offenders were tied in order to be whipped as a public punishment.

    〈史〉(捆绑要鞭笞示众的罪犯的)鞭笞柱

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Puzzled, Michael lifted his head to follow her gaze and found himself looking at the man he had seen chained to the whipping post.
    • There's a terrible scene where he is chained to a whipping post and flogged with sadistic pleasure by brutish Roman guards.
    • Between April and October, the town crier issues a daily proclamation at the High Cross, where in bygone times you would have found bear-baiting, stocks and a whipping post.
    • For instance, in a quiet square in Oakham, Leicestershire I spotted the town's 15th century whipping post and stocks.
    • In 1908, the police chief recommended the whipping post for wife-beaters.

Definition of whipping post in US English:

whipping post

nounˈ(h)wipiNG ˌpōst
historical
  • A post to which offenders were tied in order to be whipped as a public punishment.

    〈史〉(捆绑要鞭笞示众的罪犯的)鞭笞柱

    Example sentencesExamples
    • For instance, in a quiet square in Oakham, Leicestershire I spotted the town's 15th century whipping post and stocks.
    • Between April and October, the town crier issues a daily proclamation at the High Cross, where in bygone times you would have found bear-baiting, stocks and a whipping post.
    • In 1908, the police chief recommended the whipping post for wife-beaters.
    • Puzzled, Michael lifted his head to follow her gaze and found himself looking at the man he had seen chained to the whipping post.
    • There's a terrible scene where he is chained to a whipping post and flogged with sadistic pleasure by brutish Roman guards.
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