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(idiomatic, historical) 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.
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ride on a rail
verb
(idiomatic,
historical)
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.
意味（1）
(idiomatic,
historical)
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.
