The head; pate. An old English vulgarism.
A hyst is of itself bad enough--your sconce gets a crack; then you see all sorts of stars.--J. C. Neal, Dilly Jones.
·p.p. A fixed seat or shelf. II. Sconce ·p.p. A poll tax; a mulct or fine. III. Sconce ·p.p. A fra...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
The head, probably as being the fort and citadel of a man: from SCONCE, an old name for a fort, deri...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
a lantern. Lane. ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
A petty fort. Also, the head; whence Shakspeare's pun in making Dromio talk of having his sconce ens...
The Sailor's Word-Book