Definition for Whipping post:

• A post to which offenders were tied when punished by whipping; to whip about or round, to wrap; to whip out, to draw out nimbly; to snatch; to whip from, to take away suddenly; to whip up, to seize or take up with quick motion; with whip and spur, with the utmost haste; to have the whip- hand, to possess the advantage over.

Synonyms for Whipping post:

• n.

  •artifact (noun)
  • whipping post.
  •punishment device (noun)
  • lash,
  • ax,
  • thong,
  • noose,
  • rod,
  • guillotine,
  • rack,
  • truncheon,
  • rawhide,
  • cowhide,
  • scaffold,
  • gas chamber,
  • captivity,
  • stocks,
  • gibbet,
  • birch rod,
  • switch,
  • bull whip,
  • thumbscrew,
  • jail,
  • rope,
  • block,
  • cane,
  • stake,
  • gallows,
  • electric chair,
  • whip,
  • solitary confinement,
  • maiden,
  • pillory,
  • strap,
  • prison,
  • iron,
  • torture chamber.

• Other synonyms:

  •n.
  • post.

Hyponym for Whipping post:

• n.

  • artifact
    post.