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cangue
an instrument of punishment formerly used in China for petty criminals; consists of a heavy wooden collar enclosing the neck and arms
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cucking stool, ducking stool
an instrument of punishment consisting of a chair in which offenders were ducked in water
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instrument of torture
an instrument of punishment designed and used to inflict torture on the condemned person
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paddle
an instrument of punishment consisting of a flat board
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pillory
a wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the wrists and neck; offenders were locked in and so exposed to public scorn
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stocks
a former instrument of punishment consisting of a heavy timber frame with holes in which the feet (and sometimes the hands) of an offender could be locked
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switch
a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment
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birch, birch rod
a switch consisting of a twig or a bundle of twigs from a birch tree; used to hit people as punishment
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boot, iron boot, iron heel, the boot
an instrument of torture that is used to heat or crush the foot and leg
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cane
a stiff switch used to hit students as punishment
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ferule
a switch (a stick or cane or flat paddle) used to punish children
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iron maiden
instrument of torture consisting of a hollow iron frame shaped like the human body and lined with spikes to impale the victim
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rack, wheel
an instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims
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ratan, rattan
a switch made from the stems of the rattan palms
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thumbscrew
instrument of torture that crushes the thumb
