"scold's bridle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: scold's bridles [plural], scolds' bridles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|s|scolds' bridles}} scold's bridle (plural scold's bridles or scolds' bridles)
  1. An iron framework that encloses the head, once used as a form of public humiliation for a woman Wikipedia link: scold's bridle Categories (topical): Torture Synonyms: branks

Inflected forms

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