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Definition of Bilboes
1. Noun. An iron bar fitting around the ankles of prisoners, and having sliding shackles. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bilboes
1. bilbo [n] - See also: bilbo
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bilboes
Literary usage of Bilboes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Curious Punishments of Bygone Days by Alice Morse Earle (1896)
"One of the earliest of these degrading engines of confinement for public exposure,
to be used in punishment in this country, was the bilboes. ..."
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