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Instrument of punishment   /ˈɪnstrəmənt əv pˈənɪʃmənt/   Listen
Instrument of punishment

noun
1.
An instrument designed and used to punish a condemned person.





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"Instrument of punishment" Quotes from Famous Books



... instrument of punishment used on board ships in the navy; it is commonly of nine pieces of line or cord, about half a yard long, fixed upon a piece of thick rope for a handle, and having three knots on each, at small intervals, nearest one end; with this the seamen who transgress ...
— The Sailor's Word-Book • William Henry Smyth


Words linked to "Instrument of punishment" :   instrument, cucking stool, paddle, switch, ducking stool, instrument of torture, cangue, pillory, stocks


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