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n. a punishment device, especially for scolding women, consisting of a cage to enclose the head, with a metal gag for the mouth

An instrument formerly used in parts of England and Scotland for correcting scolding women; a scolding-bridle.

A sort of bridle for horses and cows.

The mumps.

"The word branchs, (pronounced "branks") in prosobranchs, means 'gill'."

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