scolds' bridles

A form of scold's bridle — An iron framework that encloses the head, once used as a form of public humiliation for a woman

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of scold's bridle
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scolds' bridles. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scolds'%20bridles

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“scolds' bridles.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scolds'%20bridles. Accessed November 5, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scolds' bridles,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scolds'%20bridles.

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