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nail to the pillory: (nail to the pillory (тж. put или set in the pillory))

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Pillory — The pillory was a device used in punishment by public humiliation and often additional, sometimes lethal, physical abuse.The word is documented in English since 1274 (attested in Anglo Latin from c.1189), and stems from Old French pellori (1168;… … Wikipedia
Magic: The Gathering deck types — The game Magic: The Gathering requires each player to have their own deck in order to play. There are over ten thousand unique cards which can be used for this purpose; thus a considerable number of different decks can be constructed. However,… … Wikipedia
Cunning folk in Britain — A model of a nineteenth century cunning woman in her house, at the Museum of Witchcraft, Boscastle in England. The cunning folk in Britain were professional or semi professional practitioners of magic active from the Medieval period through to… … Wikipedia
crucify — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. See killing. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To kill by crucifixion] Syn. execute, nail to the cross, hang, torture; see kill 1 . 2. [To torment] Syn. torture, persecute, pillory, bedevil; see bother 2 ,… … English dictionary for students
ĝegh-, ĝogh- — ĝegh , ĝogh English meaning: branch; bush Deutsche Übersetzung: “Ast, Pfahl, Busch” Note: (compare also ĝebh ) Material: Nor. dial. kage m. “ niedriger Busch “ (Gmc. *kagan ), Swe. dial. “ stump (out of it Eng. cag ‘stump”) … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary

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