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71Curious Punishments of Bygone Days — The Drunkard s Cloak an illustration of the book. Curious Punishments of Bygone Days (ISBN 1 406 79647 6) was a history book published in 1896; it was written by Alice Morse Earle and printed by Herbert S. Stone Company. Earle was a historian of… …
72Guildford Museum — is a museum in Guildford, England on Quarry Street. It is run by the Guildford Borough Council. One prominent and fascinating exhibit that the museum has recently acquired is a Ducking Stool, believed to have used in the Middle Ages on the River… …
73Village lock-up — Village lock ups are historic buildings that were used for the temporary detention of people in rural parts of England and Wales.They were often used for the confinement of drunks who were usually released the next day or to hold people being… …
74Позорящие наказания — в обширном смысле наказания телесные, которые у всех народов считались и считаются бесчестящими; в более тесном смысле наказания, исключительно направленные на унижение личности, лишение чести и состоящие обыкновенно в исполнении над виновным… …
75tumbrel — /tum breuhl/, n. 1. one of the carts used during the French Revolution to convey victims to the guillotine. 2. a farmer s cart, esp. one for hauling manure, that can be tilted to discharge its load. 3. Obs. a two wheeled covered cart accompanying …
76dunk tank — noun a) a large tank of water, over which a dunk seat is suspended, which seat can be made to tip or fall into the tank of water, thus dunking whoever is sitting on the seat. It is used as an attraction mainly used in funfairs. b) any open topped …
77Нор-Лох — Эдинбург в 1690 году. На переднем плане отчётливо видна водная гладь Нор Лох. Гравюра Джона Ш …
78punishment — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Applying a penalty for an offense Nouns 1. punishment; chastisement, chastening; correction, castigation; discipline, infliction, trial; judgment, penalty; retribution; thunderbolt, nemesis; requital,… …
79tumbrel — tum•brel or tum•bril [[t]ˈtʌm brəl[/t]] n. 1) trs a cart used during the French Revolution to convey victims to the guillotine 2) cvb trs a farmer s cart, esp. one for hauling manure, that can be tilted to discharge its load • Etymology:… …
80tymbrella — /timbrels/ In old English law, a tumbrel, castigatory, or ducking stool, anciently used as an instrument of punishment for common scolds …
