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noun
A form of torture, among the ancient Chinese, in which planks of wood squeeze or hit the victim's feet.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
a form of foot torture used by the Chinese in which the victim's foot was placed between three pieces of bamboo and systematically squeezed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: torture, torturing
History
Borrowed from Chinese 夾棍 /夹棍.
