- In the
common law of
crime in
England and Wales, a
common scold was a type of
public nuisance—a
troublesome and
angry person who
broke the
public peace...
- A
scold's 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...
-
Wilfred John
Scolding (born 25
April 1990) is a
British actor. On television, he is
known for his role in the BBC One
drama The P****ing
Bells (2014) and...
- The
Scold's Bridle is a 1994
crime novel by
English writer Minette Walters. The book, Walters' third, won a CWA Gold Dagger.
Mathilda Gillespie, an eccentric...
- an
article on "
scolding", but its
sister project Wiktionary does: Read the
Wiktionary entry "
scolding" You can also:
Search for
Scolding in
Wikipedia to...
- The name "
Scolding Letters" (Swedish: Skällebreven) is used in
Swedish historiography to
denote the
letters exchanged between the
Swedish king John III...
-
Chico Will
Scold You! (チコちゃんに叱られる!,
Chico chan ni shikarareru!) is a ****anese
variety program that has been
broadcast on NHK
General Television since...
-
cucking stools were
chairs formerly used for
punishment of
disorderly women,
scolds, and
dishonest tradesmen in
medieval Europe and
elsewhere at
later times...
- The
shrew – an unpleasant, ill-tempered
woman characterised by
scolding, nagging, and
aggression – is a comedic,
stock character in
literature and folklore...
-
common scold".
Although a
ducking stool had been
constructed nearby, the
court ruled that the
traditional common law
punishment of
ducking for a
scold was...
