bilboes
Example Sentences
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The stocks soon superseded the bilboes and were near neighbors and amusement purveyors to the tavern.
From Stage-coach and Tavern Days by Alice Morse Earle
In the very oldest court records, which are still preserved, of the settlement of Boston—the Bay colony—appear the frequent sentences of offenders to be placed in the bilboes.
From Curious Punishments of Bygone Days by Alice Morse Earle
I would not be over-severe upon the bilboes in their special use in those early colonial settlements.
From Curious Punishments of Bygone Days by Alice Morse Earle
John Smith, of Medford, for ſwearing, being penitent, was ſet in bilboes.
From The Olden Time Series, Vol. 5: Some Strange and Curious Punishments Gleanings Chiefly from Old Newspapers of Boston and Salem, Massachusetts by Henry M. (Henry Mason) Brooks
Bill burst out, "I forgot he's in the bilboes, Miss. Now ain't that a dummed shame?"
From Gold Out of Celebes by Aylward Edward Dingle
