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Shrew's fiddle
A shrew's fiddle or neck violin is a variation of the yoke, pillory or rigid irons whereby the wrists are locked in front of the bound person by a hinged board or steel bar. It was originally used in the Middle ages as a way of punishing women who were caught bickering or fighting.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Museum of Medieval legal history - Halsgeige (neck-viola) and Shame-mask - Medieval torture )〕
==History==
The shrew's fiddle was used in medieval Germany and Austria, where it was known as a ''Halsgeige'', meaning "neck viola"〔 or "neck violin". It was originally made out of two pieces of wood fitted with a hinge and a lock at the front. The shrew's fiddle consisted of three holes. One was a large hole for the neck and the other two were smaller holes which fastened the wrists in front of the face.〔
A bell was sometimes attached to this portable pillory, to alert townspeople that the victim was approaching so that she might be mocked and otherwise humiliated. Another version was a "double fiddle" by which two people could be attached together face-to-face, forcing them to talk to each other. They were not released until the argument had been resolved.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Rothenburg )〕
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