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noun plural
  1. 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 used at Newcastle-under-Lyme, and at Walsall, in the reign of James II. " The Gentleman's Magazine, July 1836 p.98
Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps related to German Pranger, Dutch prangDutch, prang.

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