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instrument of punishment
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | instrument of punishment - an instrument designed and used to punish a condemned personcangue - an instrument of punishment formerly used in China for petty criminals; consists of a heavy wooden collar enclosing the neck and armscucking stool, ducking stool - an instrument of punishment consisting of a chair in which offenders were ducked in waterinstrument - a device that requires skill for proper useinstrument of torture - an instrument of punishment designed and used to inflict torture on the condemned personpaddle - an instrument of punishment consisting of a flat boardpillory - a wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the wrists and neck; offenders were locked in and so exposed to public scornstocks - a former instrument of punishment consisting of a heavy timber frame with holes in which the feet (and sometimes the hands) of an offender could be lockedswitch - a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment |
instrument of punishment
Words related to instrument of punishmentnoun an instrument designed and used to punish a condemned personRelated Words- cangue
- cucking stool
- ducking stool
- instrument
- instrument of torture
- paddle
- pillory
- stocks
- switch
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