bilboes
Example Sentences
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One of the earliest of these degrading engines of confinement for public exposure, to be used in punishment in this country, was the bilboes.
From Curious Punishments of Bygone Days by Alice Morse Earle
The bilboes were the first engine of punishment in Boston, and were used until 1639, and perhaps much later.
From Stage-coach and Tavern Days by Alice Morse Earle
The old-fashioned arrangement of iron bars called the "bilboes" was fastened to the bulkhead at the bow end of the alleyway.
From The Black Buccaneer by Stephen W. (Stephen Warren) Meader
And another, the same year, for threatening—were he punished—he would carry the case to England, was summarily and fearlessly thrust into the bilboes.
From Curious Punishments of Bygone Days by Alice Morse Earle
Ye’ve got the bilboes an, and they make it bad running.
From Commodore Junk by George Manville Fenn
