A forked stick used by Arabian slave traders to fasten slaves together by their necks. Also gori-stick.
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释义 | 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 (4) gori1865 A forked stick used by Arabian slave traders to fasten slaves together by their necks. Also gori-stick. taming-stick1866 The action of tame, v.1 Also attributive. ˈtaming-stick n. a kind of yoke for newly captured slaves. slave-fork1883 a forked branch of a tree secured to the neck of a slave to prevent escape. slave-stick1899 = slave-fork n. |
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