foot doctor. 1  chiropodist: a specialist in care for the feet. 2  Podiatry is a branch of medicine devoted to the study, diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the foot, ankle and lower leg.
guillotine noun (DEVICE) âº [ C or S ] a device, invented in France, consisting of a sharp blade in a tall frame, used in the past for killing criminals by cutting off their heads: King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette went to the guillotine (= were killed by the guillotine) during the French Revolution.
pillory(verb) a wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the wrists and neck; offenders were locked in and so exposed to public scorn. pillory, gibbet(verb) expose to ridicule or public scorn. pillory(verb) punish by putting in a pillory.