ride on a rail

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To be subjected to a punishment most prevalent in the United States in the 18th and 19th centuries in which an offender was made to straddle a fence rail held on the shoulders of two or more bearers. The victim was then paraded around town or taken to the city limits and dumped by the roadside. historical,idiomatic
    — ...they'd be along pretty soon and give me 'bout half an hour's start, and then run me down if they could; and if they got me they'd tar and feather me and ride me on a rail, sure. I didn't wait for no breakfast--I warn't hungry.

词形变化

rides on a rail present,singular,third-person riding on a rail participle,present rode on a rail past ridden on a rail participle,past
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