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Jhumjhum Posted 20 years ago
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Regan orders Kent to be put in the stocks
What does this phrase signifies.
What does this phrase signifies.
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Hello JJ Until the 19th century in England, people who had committed milder offences were sometimes put "in the stocks" as punishment for a day or two. Stocks consisted of two pieces of wood, with corresponding semi-circular holes on the common edges. g.
- Hello JJ Until the 19th century in England, people who had committed milder offences were sometimes put "in the stocks" as punishment for a day or two.
- Stocks consisted of two pieces of wood, with corresponding semi-circular holes on the common edges.
- g.
- village greens.
- The malefactor's legs (and sometimes hands, if there were more holes) were placed upon the bottom piece of wood, in the semi-circular holes.
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Hello JJ
Until the 19th century in England, people who had committed milder offences were sometimes put "in the stocks" as punishment for a day or two.
Stocks consisted of two pieces of wood, with corresponding semi-circular holes on the common edges. They were sited in conspicuous places, e.g. village greens.
The malefactor's legs (and sometimes hands, if there were m
Until the 19th century in England, people who had committed milder offences were sometimes put "in the stocks" as punishment for a day or two.
Stocks consisted of two pieces of wood, with corresponding semi-circular holes on the common edges. They were sited in conspicuous places, e.g. village greens.
The malefactor's legs (and sometimes hands, if there were m
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