Meanings
noundrunkard's cloak (plural drunkard's cloaks)
plural drunkard's cloaks
- historicalA portable pillory in the form of a barrel with holes for the imprisoned person's head and arms to pass through.
Synonyms: Newcastle cloak
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA portable pillory in the form of a barrel with holes for the imprisoned person's head and arms to pass through.
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drunkard's cloak. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drunkard's%20cloak
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“drunkard's cloak.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drunkard's%20cloak. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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