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noun
A piece of partially split bamboo, once used to crush the hand as a form of torture in India.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
a form of torture used by American Indians in which sensitive parts of the body were squeezed between two boards until the victim could bear no more
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: torture, torturing
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