| 单词 | slave stick |
| 释义 | > as lemmasslave stick slave stick n. now historical a forked tree branch secured to the neck of an enslaved person to prevent escape; = slave fork n. ΘΚΠ 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 gori1865 taming-stick1866 slave-fork1883 slave-stick1899 1863 John Bull 25 Apr. 263/2 They are all men who have been liberated from the slave-sticks. 1899 A. Werner Captain of Locusts 244 Once before I saw him there with people tied in slave-sticks. 2001 Soc. Malawi Jrnl. 54 78 He personally saw ‘slave sticks’ carried by the black troops. On another occasion he commented on a slave stick, weighing 150 pounds, being on display at the Sports Club. < as lemmas |
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