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HEALSFANG

\hˈiːlsfaŋ], \hˈiːlsfaŋ], \h_ˈiː_l_s_f_a_ŋ]\

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1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)

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In Saxon law. A sort of pillory, by which the head of the culprit wascaught between two boards, as feet are caught in a pair of stocks. Cowell.

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)
By Henry Campbell Black

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