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scolds' bridles

scolds' bridles is the plural of scold's bridle.

Meaning of scold's bridle

Noun

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
    Synonyms:
    branks

Questions about scolds' bridles

What is scolds' bridles the plural of?
Scolds' bridles is the plural of scold's bridle.

Words near scolds' bridles in the dictionary

  1. scolding stool
  2. scolding stools
  3. scoldingly
  4. scoldings
  5. scolds
  6. scolds' bridles
  7. Scole
  8. scoleces
  9. scoleciasis
  10. scolecid
  11. scolecids

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