whipping post

a post to which persons are tied to undergo whipping as a legal penalty.

Origin of whipping post

First recorded in 1590–1600

They also commit cattle-theft and frequently appear at the whipping-post before the court-house.

The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India |R. V. Russell
They may be tied to the whipping-post and die under moderate punishment; but he dares not complain.

An Appeal in Favor of that Class of Americans Called Africans |Lydia Maria Child
Whipping-post and branding-irons are at hand, and death is something closer to a felon in Virginia than in England.

Prisoners of Hope |Mary Johnston
He stripped me like this, tied me to a whipping-post and nearly beat the life out of me.

Comrades |Thomas Dixon

In front of the building was the cage for criminals, stocks and whipping-post.

Nooks and Corners of Old New York |Charles Hemstreet