HyperDic: instrument_of_punishment

English > 1 sense of the expression instrument of punishment:
NOUNartifactinstrument of punishmentan instrument designed and used to punish a condemned person
English > instrument of punishment: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningAn instrument designed and used to punish a condemned person.
NarrowercangueAn instrument of punishment formerly used in China for petty criminals
cucking stool, ducking stoolAn instrument of punishment consisting of a chair in which offenders were ducked in water
instrument of tortureAn instrument of punishment designed and used to inflict torture on the condemned person
paddleAn instrument of punishment consisting of a flat board
pilloryA wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the wrists and neck
stocksA former instrument of punishment consisting of a heavy timber / timber frame with holes in which the feet (and sometimes the hands) of an offender could be locked
switchA flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment
BroaderinstrumentA device that requires skill for proper use
Spanishinstrumento de castigo

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