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ride on a rail
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What does ride on a rail mean?
ride on a rail
verb
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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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