- bridle,
sometimes called a witch's bridle, a gossip's bridle, a
brank's bridle, or
simply branks, was an
instrument of punishment, as a form of
public humiliation...
- or pond);
parading through the street;
being put in the scold's
bridle (
branks) or the stocks.
Selling bad
bread or bad ale was also
punished in these...
-
Stool of
repentance and
branks, Holy
Trinity Church, St. Andrews...
- The
Bronx (/
brɒŋks/ BRONKS) is the
northernmost of the five
boroughs of New York City,
coextensive with
Bronx County, in the U.S.
state of New York. It...
-
Ephraim McLean Brank (August 1, 1791 -
August 5, 1875) was a
Kentucky soldier in the War of 1812,
noted for his
exceptional marksmanship which pla****...
- or the use of a
device such as a Scold's
bridle (also
referred to as a
branks). A head
harness may
include a
blindfold and/or gag. The enca****t may...
- Reliquary, vols. i. and ii. (1860–1862) Cox,
James A. "Bilboes, Brands, and
Branks Archived 2019-08-10 at the
Wayback Machine:
Colonial Crimes and Punishments...
- feathered". The Conversation. Cox,
James (Spring 2009). "Bilboes, Brands, and
Branks:
Colonial Crimes and Punishments".
Colonial Williamsburg Journal. McBride-Ahebee...
- p. 44. ISBN 978-0395977897.
Retrieved February 5, 2013. "Definition of
branks". Free Dictionary.
Retrieved 7
August 2012. "Scolds Bridle".
National Education...
- The
Bronx River (/
brɒŋks/), is a
river that is
approximately 24
miles (39 km) long, and
flows through southeastern New York in the
United States and drains...
