- whipping post
- [ʹwıpıŋpəʋst] ист.
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Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.
whipping post
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Whipping post — Whipping Whip ping, a & n. from {Whip}, v. [1913 Webster] {Whipping post}, a post to which offenders are tied, to be legally whipped. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
whipping post — n. a post to which offenders are tied to be whipped as a legal punishment … English World dictionary
Whipping Post (song) — Song infobox Name = Whipping Post Artist = The Allman Brothers Band Album = The Allman Brothers Band (studio) At Fillmore East (live) Released = November 4, 1969 (studio) July 1971 (live) track no = Recorded = August 7, 1969 (studio) March 13,… … Wikipedia
whipping post — a post to which persons are tied to undergo whipping as a legal penalty. [1590 1600] * * * … Universalium
whipping post — /ˈwɪpɪŋ poʊst/ (say wiping pohst) noun History a post to which persons were fastened to undergo whipping as a legal penalty …
whipping post — noun post formerly used in public to which offenders are tied to be whipped • Hypernyms: ↑post … Useful english dictionary
whipping-post — whippˈing post noun 1. A post to which offenders are tied to be whipped 2. The punishment itself • • • Main Entry: ↑whip … Useful english dictionary
whipping post — noun Date: 1600 a post to which offenders are tied to be legally whipped … New Collegiate Dictionary
whipping post — noun historical a post to which offenders were tied to be whipped as a public punishment … English new terms dictionary
whipping-post — A post to which offenders were first tied and then were whipped … Ballentine's law dictionary
Whipping — Whip ping, a & n. from {Whip}, v. [1913 Webster] {Whipping post}, a post to which offenders are tied, to be legally whipped. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
