| NOUN | artifact | instrument of torture | an instrument of punishment designed and used to inflict torture on the condemned person |
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| Meaning | An instrument of punishment designed and used to inflict torture on the condemned person. | |
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| Narrower | boot, the boot, iron boot, iron heel | An instrument of torture that is used to heat or crush the foot and leg |
| iron maiden | instrument of torture consisting of a hollow iron frame shaped like the human body and lined with spikes to impale / impale the victim | |
| rack, wheel | An instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims | |
| thumbscrew | instrument of torture that crushes the thumb | |
| Broader | instrument of punishment | An instrument designed and used to punish a condemned person |
| Spanish | instrumento de tortura | |
| Catalan | instrument de tortura | |
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