BIL'BOES, nounplural On board of ships, long bars or bolts of iron with shackles sliding on them, and a lock at the end, used to confine the feet of prisoners or offenders. Hence the punishment of offenders in this manner is called by the same name.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.