#instrument_of_punishment  an instrument designed and used to punish a condemned person
  supertype:  #instrument  a device that requires skill for proper use
  subtype:  #cangue  an instrument of punishment formerly used in China for petty criminals; consists of a heavy wooden collar enclosing the neck and arms
  subtype:  #cucking_stool__cuckingstool__ducking_stool__duckingstool  an instrument of punishment consisting of a chair in which offenders were ducked in water
  subtype:  #instrument_of_torture  an instrument of punishment designed and used to inflict torture on the condemned person
     subtype:  #iron_boot__boot__iron_heel  an instrument of torture that is used to crush the foot and leg
     subtype:  #iron_maiden  instrument of torture consisting of a hollow iron frame shaped like the human body and lined with spikes to impale the victim
     subtype:  #rack.instrument_of_torture__wheel  an instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims
     subtype:  #thumbscrew.instrument_of_torture  instrument of torture that crushes the thumb
  subtype:  #paddle  an instrument of punishment consisting of a flat board
  subtype:  #pillory__stock  a wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the neck and hands; offenders were locked in and so exposed to public scorn
  subtype:  #switch.instrument_of_punishment  a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment
     subtype:  #birch_rod__birchrod__birch  bundle of birch twigs used to hit people as punishment
     subtype:  #cane.switch  a stiff switch used to hit students as punishment
     subtype:  #ferule  a switch (a stick or cane or flat paddle) used to punish children
     subtype:  #rattan__ratan  a switch made from the stems of the rattan palms

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