| 释义 |
Example sentences from the Web for bilboesThe Spanish used to secure prisoners in bilboes, shackles round the ankles secured by a long bar of iron. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3|Various One of the earliest of these instruments of punishment was the bilboes. The Historical Child|Oscar Chrisman The next year another Newe-towne man, being penitent, Henry Bright, was set in the bilboes for “swearynge.” Curious Punishments of Bygone Days|Alice Morse Earle I would not be over-severe upon the bilboes in their special use in those early colonial settlements. Curious Punishments of Bygone Days|Alice Morse Earle
SEE SYNONYMS FOR bilboes ON THESAURUS.COM
pl na long iron bar with two sliding shackles, formerly used to confine the ankles of a prisoner Word Origin for bilboesC16: perhaps changed from Bilbao Words nearby bilboesbilateral trade, bilayer, Bilbao, bilberry, bilbo, bilboes, bilby, Bildad, Bildungsroman, bile, bile acid Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to bilboesweapon, blade, dagger, saber, brand, bill, foil, cutlass, rapier, epee, scimitar, hanger, sabre, broadsword, kris, creese, claymore, falchion, backsword, toledo |