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单词 slave fork
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slave fork
slave fork n. now historical a forked tree branch secured to the neck of an enslaved person to prevent escape; = slave stick n.
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society > authority > subjection > restraint or restraining > restraint depriving of liberty > binding or fettering > [noun] > bond(s) or fetter(s) or shackle(s) > for the neck > stick for slaves
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1863 Three Years in Central Afr. 28 The slaves..were soon collected and released, the slave forks being transferred to the necks of the dealers.
1898 Daily Tel. 11 Apr. 4/7 Many poor wretches fighting in fetters or in slave-forks.
2013 W. Mulligan in W. Mulligan & M. Bric Global Hist. of Anti-Slavery Politics 156 The slave fork was a staple part of many anti-slavery meetings. It was part of a conscious effort to appeal to European sensibilities.
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