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Categories: European instruments of torture, Physical restraint, Medieval instruments of torture, Corporal punishments, archived copy as title
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stocks  Ankle/wrist stocks  Public stocks  the stocks  village stocks
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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 WordNet 3.0
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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 WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Stocks are feet restraining devices that were used as a form of corporal punishment and public humiliation. Wikipedia
A device for punishment or torture Wikipedia Disambiguation
Restraint and punishment device Wikidata
A device, similar to a pillory, formerly used for public humiliation and punishment. Wiktionary
Device for public humiliation and punishment. Wiktionary (translation)
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