instrument of punishment
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1. an instrument designed and used to punish a condemned person (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | instrument, |
| definition | : | a device that requires skill for proper use (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | cangue, |
| definition | : | an instrument of punishment formerly used in China for petty criminals; consists of a heavy wooden collar enclosing the neck and arms (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | cucking stool, ducking stool, |
| definition | : | an instrument of punishment consisting of a chair in which offenders were ducked in water (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | instrument of torture, |
| definition | : | an instrument of punishment designed and used to inflict torture on the condemned person (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | paddle, |
| definition | : | an instrument of punishment consisting of a flat board (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | pillory, |
| definition | : | a wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the wrists and neck; offenders were locked in and so exposed to public scorn (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | stocks, |
| definition | : | 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 locked (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | switch, |
| definition | : | a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment (noun.artifact) |
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