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instrument of torture - an instrument of punishment designed and used to inflict torture on the condemned person | ||
instrument of punishment an instrument designed and used to punish a condemned person | ||
iron boot, iron heel, the boot, boot a form of foot torture in which the feet are encased in iron and slowly crushed | ||
iron maiden instrument of torture consisting of a hollow iron frame shaped like the human body and lined with spikes to impale the victim | ||
rack, wheel a rapid gait of a horse in which each foot strikes the ground separately |