a house of torture; a prison, esp. the part of it reserved for those who are condemned to death.
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| 释义 | society > authority > punishment > torture > instrument or place of torture > [noun] > place of torture (7) quale-housec1225 a house of torture; a prison, esp. the part of it reserved for those who are condemned to death. qualm-housec1225 a house of torture; a prison, esp. one for those condemned to death; also figurative. wall1528 An enclosing structure composed of bricks, stones, or similar materials laid in courses. As a place or means of torture. Obsolete. butcheryc1540 A place of torture or torment. Obsolete. rare. torture-chamber1829 attributive and in other combinations, as torture-chamber, torture-house, torture-monger, torture-rack, torture-room, torture-wheel; torture-scored… torture-house1898 attributive and in other combinations, as torture-chamber, torture-house, torture-monger, torture-rack, torture-room, torture-wheel; torture-scored… Subcategories:— specific (1) |
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