Scold's Bridle or brank, an alternative to the cucking stool, the bit was placed in the scold's mouth and the bridle fixed to her head until she showed humility: in use in 1680 Woodcut circa 1860.
Scold's Bridle or brank, an alternative to the cucking stool, the bit was placed in the scold's mouth and the bridle fixed to her head until she showed humility: in use in 1680 Woodcut circa 1860.
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