branks ( synonym found)

Definition of branks:

(n) : a punishment device, especially for scolding women, consisting of a cage to enclose the head, with a metal gag for the mouth
"1836: Plot, in his History of Staffordshire, describes the branks used at Newcastle-under-Lyme, and at Walsall, in the reign of James II. -- The Gentleman's Magazine, July 1836 p.98"

Definition of branks:

(n) : a punishment device, especially for scolding women, consisting of a cage to enclose the head, with a metal gag for the mouth
"1836: Plot, in his History of Staffordshire, describes the branks used at Newcastle-under-Lyme, and at Walsall, in the reign of James II. -- The Gentleman's Magazine, July 1836 p.98"

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